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This Photographer Helped Bring an End to Child Labor in This Unexpected Way
While it wasn’t uncommon for children to work from an early age in nineteenth and early twentieth century America -…
The 10 Leading Ladies Behind History’s Most Dangerous and Powerful Men
Legend has it that “nice guys finish last”. Despite repetitive attempts to assure men otherwise, it seems that even history’s…
10 Unknown Explorers Who Blew Open the Door to the American West for the Entire World
"Go West Young Man" is a phrase usually attributed to Horace Greeley, although some historians argue that Greeley was repeating…
12 Historic Little Known Rebellions with Tragic and Bloody Ends
Rebellion is often a tough row to hoe. Even more so if it is a rebellion against powerful and well…
10 Forgotten Stories About Colonial Americans
Many believe the era in American history known as "Colonial America" started with the first European settlement of Jamestown, Virginia…
From Ancient “It Girl” to Deity: How the Ancient Greek Icon, Phryne, Became a Goddess
Were the Ancient Greeks to hold a beauty contest—which incidentally they did with the Judgement of Paris—Helen of Troy would…
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…
11 Interesting Connections Between Piracy and Slavery You Didn’t Hear From Your Teacher
The intriguing history of piracy has become more and more popular with each passing year. Pirates created their own two-fold…
The Holodomor: Stalin’s Genocidal Famine that Starved Millions in the 1930s
In June 1933, a doctor in what is now Ukraine penned a letter to a friend. "I have not yet…
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…