5 Times Hurricanes Changed HistoryThese violent storms have had far-reaching consequences that altered the course of history in surprising ways.Read more
19th Amendment: A Timeline of the Fight for All Women’s Right to VoteFrom Seneca Falls to the civil rights movement, see what events led to the ratification of the 19th amendment and later acts supporting Black and Native American women’s right to vote.Read more
How Political Conventions Began—And ChangedIn the 19th century there were no primaries—candidates were selected during each party’s convention.Read more
How a WWII Disaster—and Cover-up—Led to a Cancer Treatment BreakthroughThe German attack at Bari, dubbed ‘little Pearl Harbor,’ unknowingly hit an Allied ship full of poisonous mustard gas bombs.Read more
How Did World War II End?These are the five key events that led to the conclusion of World War II.Read more
How Teddy Roosevelt’s Belief in a Racial Hierarchy Shaped His PoliciesHis conviction that white men of European descent were innately superior informed his actions on matters from national parks to foreign policy.Read more
5 Hard-Earned Lessons from Pandemics of the PastHow do populations survive a pandemic? History offers some strategies.Read more
How Ben Franklin Established the US Post OfficePostal mail delivery became a vital communication line for the colonies—and then helped unite the newly independent United States.Read more
How Communists Became a Scapegoat for the Red Summer ‘Race Riots’ of 1919A conspiracy theory emerged during the Red Scare, blaming “the Bolsheviki” for protests and violence.Read more
At Height of the 1918 Pandemic, NYC and Chicago Schools Stayed Open. Here’s WhyAmid fierce controversy, public health officials in both cities decided children would be better off in classrooms.Read more
Black Americans Who Served in WWII Faced Segregation Abroad and at HomeSome 1.2 million Black men served in the U.S. military during the war, but they were often treated as second-class citizens.Read more
The Contentious 1896 Election That Started the Rural-Urban Voter DivideWilliam Jennings Bryan’s campaign for the presidency courted the rural vote. Bryan lost—but lines were drawn.Read more