FDR, Churchill and Stalin: Inside Their Uneasy WWII AllianceTo defeat Hitler, the ‘Big Three’ entered into a tense three-way shotgun marriage.Read more
When the Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1793 Sent the Wealthy Fleeing PhiladelphiaMany of Philadelphia’s black residents stayed behind and were enlisted to care for the sick.Read more
Why We Have the Third Amendment—and Why It Rarely Comes Up in CourtThe Third Amendment addressed colonists’ grievances with British soldiers, and has since played only a small role in legal cases.Read more
How the Police Shooting of a Black Soldier Triggered the 1943 Harlem RiotsWhen a rumor catapulted into an explosion of frustration and rage, a fabled black neighborhood in Manhattan turned into a battleground.Read more
As the Allies Closed in on Hitler, They Jockeyed for Future World DominanceOne prize in the Allies’ race to take Berlin: the German scientists working to develop the atomic bomb.Read more
Thomas Jefferson Signed the Insurrection Act in 1807 to Foil a Plot by Aaron BurrWith his political career in ruins after killing Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr set off to claim lands in the Southwest—and President Jefferson intended to stop him.Read more
The Detroit Riots, from a Child’s PerspectiveIn one of the worst riots in US history, some 43 people lost their lives and thousands more were injured or arrested.Read more
How AIDS Remained an Unspoken—But Deadly—Epidemic for YearsHealth officials first became aware of AIDS in the summer of 1981, but U.S. leaders remained largely silent for four years.Read more
6 Projects the Civilian Conservation Corps AccomplishedOn the heels of the Great Depression, the federal government under FDR hired young people to work on projects across the country. Here’s what the Corps got done.Read more
What Was the Beast of Gévaudan?Between 1765 and 1767, an unknown creature killed over 100 people in a rural region of France—and captivated a horrified world.Read more
As the 1918 Flu Emerged, Cover-Up and Denial Helped It SpreadNations fighting in World War I were reluctant to report their flu outbreaks.Read more