Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Dec. 13, 2025

Can you sort 8 historical events?

How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device?

A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.

By Jeffrey Gettleman, Hari Kumar, Agnes Chang and Pablo Robles

America Wants to Build Again. If You Squint, You’ll See Hopeful Signs.

Crumbling highways. A housing shortage. Broken infrastructure. America is stuck. But the pendulum may be ready to swing.

By Michael Kimmelman

Guest Essay

Trump’s Approval Ratings Are Low Again. This Time It Might Matter.

Unlike during his last time in the White House, people now disapprove of Trump because of the economy, not in spite of it.

By Kristen Soltis Anderson

Is Times New Roman Better Than Calibri for the State Department?

Type designers weigh in on the recent decision to replace Calibri with Times New Roman in official documents.

By Jonathan Corum