LK
Lindsey Konkel is a freelance journalist based in southern New Jersey. Her focus is science and health. She loves when these topics intersect with history.
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The 1.7-mile-long bridge has endured earthquakes, lead paint and record crowds since its historic construction in 1937.
John Wilkes Booth was aided by a network of conspirators who concealed his escape from pursuing Union soldiers.
Four sitting U.S. presidents have been felled by gunfire. Each time, important reforms and a new political era followed.
The Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in modern history, profoundly affected the daily life of American families in ways large and small.
A number of complex factors helped to create the conditions necessary for the Great Depression—adherence to the gold standard was just one of those factors.
Over a span of six decades, the first 10 presidents of the United States—from George Washington to John Tyler—helped define the role of the executive branch as we know it today.