American History
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Real Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder is known as the author of the “Little House” children's book series. She is also widely known…
10 American Utopian Communities that Rose to Perfection Only to Dramatically Collapse
A utopian community is often considered to be a simply perfect place to live, free of danger, a modern equivalent…
10 Strange Dating Tips From the Victorian Era
Ah, the Victorian Age… You may have thought being named after—and presided over by—a strong female monarch like Queen Victoria…
This Insider’s Guide to General MacArthur Reveals Whether He Was Really an American Hero or Overrated Narcissist
On the surface, Douglas MacArthur appears to have had an extraordinarily successful military career. He attained the rank of five-star…
10 Secrets of Nazi Scientists Used as Pawns in The Cold War Arms Race
As World War II drew to an end in Europe, American military planners looked ahead to other conflicts. One was…
These 10 High Stakes Elections in America Were Bought, Rigged, or Stolen
America’s first presidential election was held when the Electoral College unanimously selected George Washington to become president in February of…
LBJ Used this One Thing To Control Others Around Him, Which Became Known as the Johnson Treatment
During one of the 2016 Republican primary debates, future President Donald Trump made a comment that was a pretty obvious…
Ten Intense Events from the Real War on Coal- America’s Most Dangerous Industry
The 19th century was the century of steam power and from the 1850s onward it was the burning of coal…
Moving Photographs of Vietnam War Protests That Show the Surprising Side of the “Peace Movement”
The history of protest is a long and complicated one. As long as there have been groups of people who…
Bandit Queen Cut Down in Prime: The Life and Mysterious Death of Old West Gunslinger Belle Starr
The archetypal gunslinger in the Old West was mean, grizzled and potentially deadly. While Belle Starr was certainly capable of…