Technology
Absurd Medical History Moments that Prove People Have Always been this Dumb
Anti-vaccination movements are not new. In the 1700s, in the midst of a smallpox epidemic, Bostonians rampaged against those who…
Ridiculous Symbols, Beliefs, and Habits From History
History has no shortage of status symbols, beliefs, and habits that seem ridiculous today, but that were perfectly normal to…
A Surgeon With 300% Mortality Rate From a Single Operation and Other Historic Screwups
Everybody has made a mistake or two - or twenty. Fortunately – and sometimes unfortunately, because some mistakes actually make…
When US and German Soldiers Fought Together and Lesser-Known World War II Events
The Second World War was history’s most massive conflict, fought at a scale that boggles the mind. More than 100…
Historic Ideas That Aged Like Complete Garbage
Throughout history, many an idea seemed brilliant when first introduced, but turned out to be not so bright in hindsight.…
How this History Changing Innovation Built the Windy City
Carl Sandberg described Chicago in 1916 as the “player with railroads and the nation’s freight handle”. That description was certainly…
America’s First Technological Titan that Changed the Course of History
Few technologies have affected the United States more than the invention of the railroad. After the War of 1812 and…
The Bat Bomb Invention and Other Odd Facts from History and War
History sometimes comes across as dull - a dreary collection of dusty facts and dates that cause students’ eyes to…
Fascinating and Lesser Known People Who Changed American History
American history is littered with names of great people. But what about the lesser-known people who shaped American history? Monticello,…
Highlights during WWII and Other Lesser Known Historical Facts
Jumping out of an airplane with a parachute is risky enough. Jumping out of an airplane or bomber plane without a…