American History
26 Photographs of the Lumberjacks Who Conquered the California Redwoods
In 1850, the Redwood Forest spanned more than two million acres of coastal California. The gold rush brought an enormous…
John Basilone: The WWII Hero America Needed
With the hindsight that history gives us, it's often easy to imagine that victory in World War II was never…
Alexander Wasn’t the Only Hamilton to Fall in a Duel
On the hot morning of July 11, 1804, the former first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Alexander…
A Look Back at the Day the Music Died: February 3, 1959
On February 3, 1959, the day the music died, the iconic rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The…
Before the BLM Movement There Was the Black Panther Party: A Look Back in Photographs
The Black Panther Party, originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, was a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization founded…
12 of History’s Most Influential Poets, From Ancient Times Until the 20th Century
Throughout most of human history, before literacy became widespread, poetry was the most common means of cultural dissemination. Rhyming verse…
A Look Inside the American, British, and Russian Women’s Suffrage Movements
Women’s suffrage in the United States, the legal right for women to vote, was established over the course of several…
30 Images of the Destruction from the Texas City Disaster of 1947
The Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the Port of Texas City.…
The U.S. Government Secretly Tested Weapons on the Citizens of St. Louis
There are many disturbing images from the 1950s days of the Cold War, not the least of which are the…
When Racial Tensions in the U.S. Were at their Worst: The 16th Street Birmingham Baptist Church Bombings
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing was an act of white supremacist terrorism which occurred at the African-American 16 Street…