Alice Popovici

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Bob Woodward (left) and Carl Bernstein, Washington Post staff writers who have been investigating the Watergate case, at their desk in the Post.
1970s

Watergate: Who Did What and Where Are They Now?

Find out what happened to some of the key players in the historical scandal that brought down a U.S. president.

Two women chat next to a fountain next to the Khan's Palace, also called Hansaray, in Crimea on March 9, 2014 in Bakhchysarai, Ukraine. Bakhchysarai was the capital of the Crimean Khanite, the state of Crimean Tatars, for more than three centuries. Since Russia annexed the territory from Ukraine in 2014, Tatars have come under increasing pressure to leave.
European History

How Crimea’s Complex History With Russia Dates Back to the 19th Century

The peninsula has long loomed large for Russian and Soviet leaders.

1960s box of the game Clue, first known as Cluedo.
World War II

The Game Clue Was Borne of Boredom During WWII Air-Raid Blackouts

As the war dragged on, creator Anthony Pratt longed for the fun of English country-estate murder-mystery parties, where guests would skulk the hallways, shriek and fall ‘dead’ on the floor.