A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations, 7th edition - Kate L. Turabian 2007

Punctuation
Names, special terms, and titles of works
Part III. Style 20 spelling

Follow standard guidelines for placing a comma, period, or other punctuation mark at the end of a title in text. If a title ends in dates, set them off with paired commas except at the end of a sentence, where the terminal punctuation mark supersedes the second comma (see also 17.1.2). For titles in quotation marks, place a comma or period before the closing punctuation mark (see also 21.11.2).

Have you ever read The Creation of the American Republic, 1776—1787?

Her article, “Continuity and Change, 1500—1800,” argues in favor of continuity.