American History
The History of the FBI, Part 3: Hoover, Prohibition, and Organized Crime
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer and J. Edgar Hoover, a young justice department lawyer, responded to the anarchist attacks and…
22 Photographs of the Historic Apollo 11 Mission
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy declared “we shall send to the moon, 240,000 miles away from the control station…
The Sad Life of Pat Garrett: The Luckless Lawman Who Killed Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett is best known as the man who killed Billy the Kid in 1881. As well as being a…
25 Rare Pictures of Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959-1976 and President from 1976…
Sergeant Peter Lemon: When Marijuana, the Vietnam War, and the Medal of Honor Came Together
Stories of disillusioned American soldiers are a powerful theme when reflecting on the United States’ war in Vietnam. Movies like…
25 Photographs of the History of the FBI, Part 2: World War I, Espionage, and the Red Scare
The Bureau of Investigation started with mostly white-collar and civil rights cases such as land fraud, banking fraud, copyright violations,…
The Lions That Led: The 10 Greatest Generals of the First World War
It's impossible to write about the First World War in good terms. As wasteful as it was preventable, it all…
23 Photos of the Wright Brothers’ Flights
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, are aviation pioneers credited with inventing, building, and flying the first successful airplane. Their…
21 Images Depicting the Sultana Disaster of 1865
In late April, 1865, the Civil War was coming to an end. Union and Confederates decided that the POWs should…
20 Photographs Reliving the Moscow Music Peace Festival of 1989
The Moscow Music Peace Festival was a series of performances by famous rock bands in the Soviet Union on August…