# American History
Today in History: Mount St. Helens Erupts (1980)
The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980 remains one of the worst volcanic disasters in United States…
This Man Ran for President from Prison…and People Still Voted for Him
There has never been an actual member of the Socialist Party to be elected to the White House, and only…
Today in History: Huge Dust Storm Disrupts the United States (1934)
There were many causes of the Great Depression. No economic disaster of that magnitude ever has a single cause. It…
Today in History: The Haymarket Square Riot Explodes in Chicago (1886)
Friction between laborers and their employers was a very common occurrence after the Industrial Revolution. Business owners wanted to keep costs…
9 Bloodiest Battles of the Civil War by The Numbers
The American Civil War was and remains the bloodiest war in American history. With over 600,000 casualties, none of the…
Today in History: The Great San Francisco Earthquake (1906)
Early in the morning of April 18, 1906, San Francisco was struck by one of the worst natural disasters in…
Today in History: Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated (1865)
Throughout the history of the United States there have been four presidential assassinations. Two of them are very well-known, the…
Today in History: Thomas Jefferson Is Born (1743)
On this day 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia. As a President, Jefferson oversaw the largest land purchase…
Today in History: Infamous American Spies Are Sentenced to Death (1951)
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death in New York. The Rosenbergs were instrumental in providing…
Today in History: Martin Luther King Jr. Is Assassinated (1968)
If you had to make a list of the top ten most memorable Americans to ever live, Dr. Martin Luther…