American History
Ship’s Cook Forced to Take Over a Machine Gun to Defend His Battleship from Japanese Attack
Mess Attendant Doris Miller eyeballed the Japanese aircraft barreling down the sights of his antiaircraft gun. He paused for a…
20 Images Chronicling Custer’s Last Stand
The Battle of Little Bighorn, more commonly known as Custer’s Last stand, was fought June 25-26, 1876 between the U.S.…
Today in History: President Garfield’s Killer is Hanged (1882)
Charles A. Guiteau isn't a name that most people know. His claim to fame, such as it is, is the…
20 Tragic Photos from America’s Dust Bowl in the 1930s
The Dust Bowl was a series severe dust storms that affected 100,000,000 acres of the American prairie caused by drought…
Losing Ground: 6 of the Most Controversial Retreats in Military History
There’s no escaping the fact that retreats are a natural and necessary part of warfare. When one army gains ground…
21 Photos Delivering The Visual History of the Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by prospectors to the Yukon Territory in north-western Canada. Gold was first discovered…
Today in History: Stonewall Riots Begin in New York City (1969)
The Stonewall Riots, that took place on June 28, 1969, are often credited with being the true beginning of the…
Lone Wolves: 7 Assassins Behind Failed Presidential Murder Attempts You May Not Heard Of
Over the last few decades, presidential assassination attempts have become such regular occurrences, it sometimes feels as if this was…
Today in History: United Nations Charter is Signed in San Francisco (1945)
For most of its history, the United Nations has been very controversial. Some countries proclaim that it has too much…
Tenochtitlan: 8 Things You Didn’t Know About The Aztec Floating City that Rivaled Venice
“Even we who have seen these things with our own eyes, are yet so amazed as to be unable to…