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A legend has spread tha artifacts found in Alaska were donated in the 1940s to the American Museum of Natural History, and the lower quality bones were allegedly dumped in the river.

NPR pop culture critic Linda Holmes lists highlights from the year, including Ted Lasso, a TikTok dog, a twisty mystery, some great performances, and a moment in a mall.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says the recent flaps over the ouse Historian, the Enola Gay exhibit and history curriculum guidelines for chools show that "political correctness" is affecting the interpretation of istory.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that when outgoing presidents pass the baton to their vice presidents, antipathy and ego have a history of complicating the hand-off.

- NPR's Dan Charles reports that transportation officials today said Valujet is a safe airline. Charles looks at the history of Valujet and reports on its successes and failures.

The Mendi Bible was stolen this week from the library of former President John Quincy Adams. It was an important piece of history in the anti-slavery movement. Scott speaks with historian Paul Nagle.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on a sense of rising nationalism in Japan. It's been reflected by support for a new history textbook. Critics accuse the book of revisionism.

Poet Peter Balakian has a new book out, June-Tree: New and Selected Poems. Rebekkah Presson Mosby reports on Balakian's perennial concerns with history and his interpretation.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Charis Conn, senior editor at Harper's Magazine about the history of the Harper's Index. Today marks its 19th anniversary.

Commentator David Crystal reviews the history of the names of the months. The first months of the year are named after gods, the second set after Roman emperors, and as for the rest...it seems they ran out of good ideas.