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When the 1824 Presidential Election Ended in an Electoral Tie, Controversy Ensued

After the tied election went to the House of Representatives, an anonymous letter accused two of the candidates of making a ‘corrupt bargain.’

Who Invented the Dishwasher?

Josephine Garis Cochran had no formal mechanical engineering education, but she designed, built, marketed and sold her dishwashing machine back in the 1880s.

Who Were the Mafia’s ‘Five Families’?

In 1931, a Commission of crime families began running New York City rackets, initiating an era of colorful nicknames and violent power struggles.

How Presidential Polling Got Its Start

The first modern U.S. presidential poll was a 1936 Gallup survey. But informal straw polls started much earlier.