目前的历史是美国最古老的专门从事当代世界事务的出版物。该杂志由乔治华盛顿奥克斯（George Washington ochs Oakes）于1914年创办，乔治华盛顿奥克斯是《纽约时报》出版商阿道夫奥克斯（Adolph ochs）的兄弟，目的是提供有关第一次世界大战的详细报道。纽约时报公司从成立到1936年出版了《当前历史》。自1942年以来，它一直为雷德蒙家族成员所有，目前的出版商是丹尼尔·马克·雷德蒙。
Current History is the oldest United States-based publication devoted exclusively to contemporary world affairs. The magazine was founded in 1914 by George Washington Ochs Oakes, brother of The New York Times' publisher Adolph Ochs, in order to provide detailed coverage of World War I. Current History was published by The New York Times Company from its founding until 1936. Since 1942 it has been owned by members of the Redmond family; its current publisher is Daniel Mark Redmond.