The U.S. was isolationist in the 1930s - a sentiment F.D.R. struggled to overcome. After war broke out, he helped the Allies when he could, but the U.S. officially remained on the sidelines until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Gay relationships were recognized, if not legal, as far back as 7th Century BC Greece. But the history of gay rights activism really heated up in the 20th Century.
It's been a rough road for the Motor City and its native son, Eminem. GM and Chrysler have gone bankrupt, while the rapper's new album has flopped despite a humiliating stunt at the MTV Movie Awards. A side-by-side look back at troubled pasts
With our economic world changing so rapidly, many writers and thinkers are looking at the roots of capitalism and how it must evolve. In the first of our series of TIME 100 roundtables we gathered a stellar cast of honorees to ponder the road ahead.
An interactive look at the circles of influence for this year's TIME 100.
An interactive day-by-day look at President Obama's first 100 days. The dates below read from left to right; click to read more on a specific event.
As the downturn digs in, TIME asked 1,000 Americans how they're feeling, where they're scrimping and what they see in the road ahead. From clipping coupons to raiding our 401(k)s, we're making big changes but still holding on to hope.
With stricter requirements for prospective parents and tighter laws to crack down on illegal practices, international adoptions to the U.S. have fallen over 20% in the past five years, with some countries declining by nearly half.
The earth supports amazing biodiversity, but much wildlife is coming under threat from one particularly successful species: us. Here's a look at our impact on the world's biodiversity.
What connects Barack Obama to every one of our previous Persons of the Year?
An interactive look at the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, each year over TIME's first eight decades.
Critics joked we'd see actual democratic reform in China before we saw the long-awaited Guns n' Roses album. How close was it? Here's a head-to-head timeline
We're living longer, and TIME takes a look at what we're doing to make sure those extra years are healthy ones
Here's a look at how the American public has voted in past presidential elections
Campaigns are hungry to win swing votes, but pinning them down isn't easy. Here's a look at who are swing voters and how they'll vote.
Joel Stein set out to taste one wine from all 50 states a patriotic experiment to see if good wine can really be made anywhere. Here are his reviews with each wine rated as Excellent, Good, Bad or Undrinkable.
IndyMac Bank, which buckled in July under the weight of the mortgage crisis, revived memories of the savings and loan debacle of the 1980s. Customers stood in line for days hoping they could get back whatever they had entrusted to Indymac.
With the economy and Iraq topping voter concerns, abortion has receded into the political background. That puts Catholics up for grabs and Obama is winning some converts.
Barack Obama may be the presumptive nominee, but as the final popular vote tally for the 2008 Democratic race shows, he has work to do in winning over Hillary Clinton's supportersand entire regions of the country
Here's a look at the inflow and outflow of remittances worldwide, as a percentage of gross domestic product.
From Mobutu to "Baby Doc," here's a look at some of the bolt-holes favored by dictators past.
The torch is about to start its trek through 85,000 miles, 135 cities and 5 continents, before winding up in Beijing to launch the 2008 Games. A look at the course and the political hot spots along the way
The key to winning a NASCAR race is understanding the forces that impact the car and how to cope with them. Here's a look at the physics of NASCAR's much vaunted Car of Tomorrow
A look at five years of rising casualties and falling support for President Bush
An interactive look at look at when the state primaries are being held, the results of those already held, and a tally of the number of delegate votes CNN estimates each state to receive.
The Battle Over Michael Jackson's Legacy
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