Sarah Pruitt

Pilgrims had to find a way to get along with 'strangers' on their ship once they landed in America.

In colonial America, some settlers imported Christmas traditions from Europe, while others rejected the holiday due to its pagan roots.

From potted meat to pickles to syllabub, here are some foods and beverages that were popular in colonial America.

The Holy Roman Empire was a sprawling political entity that dominated central Europe and lasted about 1,000 years, from A.D. 800 to 1806.

High speeds, a wrong turn, weather conditions and lack of binoculars all contributed to one of the worst maritime tragedies.

When the federal government was called in to suppress a railroad workers' strike, dozens were killed and politicians sought a way to show they still supported workers.

In their battle to win the vote, early women's rights activists employed everything from fashion innovations to hungers strikes.

Harry Burn reversed his anti-suffrage vote after receiving a plea from his mother.

During the 1962 Salem witch trials, adult women—and a few men—accused their neighbors of witchcraft, but most accusers were young girls.

Intended to curb the spread of tuberculosis, open-air schools grew into a major international movement in the early 1900s.

Hurricane Katrina, and subsequent levee failures and flooding, led to widespread death and destruction in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.

After her husband was incapacitated in an accident, Emily Warren Roebling took over supervising the complex construction of the landmark.

“His death may be the most famous case of pseudothanatos, or false diagnosis of death, ever recorded.”

The Supreme Court ruling was met with inertia and, in many states, active resistance.

The venom of an asp—or even a cobra—supposedly killed the legendary queen of Egypt. Is it true?

The explicit reason was to swiftly end the war with Japan. But it was also intended to send a message to the Soviets.

In the 1840s, Brigham Young led 148 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints west to the Rocky Mountains.

From stagecoach to pneumatic tube, the post office finds a way to get Americans their mail.

Explore some well-known “facts” about the French Revolution—some of which may not be so factual after all.

Countless history books, TV documentaries and feature films made about World War II, many accept a similar narrative of the war in the West, which may not be entirely accurate.

Many Allied bombings released the equivalent energy of 300 lightning strikes and temporarily weakened the ionosphere, say researchers.

These writers were part of the larger cultural movement centered in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood and offered complex portraits of Black life in America.

One hundred years ago, a misdemeanor trial in the town of Dayton, Tennessee captured the world's attention as a high school teacher stood accused of violating a state law that prohibited teaching evolution.

Advanced intelligence helped the Allies turn the tables on Japan in this crucial World War II naval battle.

Through amendments and legal rulings, the Constitution has transformed in some critical ways.

Their designs were so radical that test flights over the Nevada desert often prompted a rash of 'UFO' sightings.

Young women with short hairstyles, cigarettes dangling from their painted lips, dancing to a live jazz band, explored new-found freedoms.

The June 1969 riots at New York City's Stonewall Inn marked a raucous turning point in the fight for LGBTQ rights. Here's a timeline of how it unfolded.

The Independence Day tradition dates nearly as far back as the country's beginning and was proposed by one of the Founding Fathers.

Here are five things you may not know about the iconic monarch.

The Declaration of Independence played a critical role in unifying the colonies for the bloody struggle they faced.

As Americans confronted a banking crisis, the Great Depression and then World War II, FDR talked to Americans through radio broadcasts.

A weekend of escalating tensions exploded into 13 seconds of gunfire—and four dead in Ohio.

The Remembrance Day symbolism of the poppy started with a poem written by a World War I brigade surgeon who was struck by the sight of the red flowers growing on a ravaged battlefield.

The colossal power of the atomic bomb drove the world’s two leading superpowers into a new confrontation.

After years of wartime rationing, American consumers were ready to spend money—and factories made the switch from war to peacetime production.

From the moment the leaders of the victorious Allied nations arrived in France for the peace conference in early 1919, the post-war reality began to diverge sharply from Wilson’s idealistic vision.

In 1945, people across the Allied nations rejoiced on Victory in Europe Day after the defeat of Hitler and the Nazis.

After peacefully demonstrating in front of the White House, 33 women endured a night of brutal beatings.

Anti-Vietnam War protests and other counterculture movements from the 1960s heavily influenced the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970.

The 16th U.S. president was firm in believing slavery was morally wrong, but his views on racial equality were sometimes more complicated.

Uncovering the woman behind the famous Depression-era photograph.

Many of modern society’s most cherished institutions and ideas—not to mention the objects we use every day—can trace their origins back to the ancient world.

Despite the important role of the Electoral College, the Constitution doesn’t say much about the electors themselves.

While historians and scholars debate many aspects of Jesus’ life, most agree on what language he mainly spoke.

A sixth-century image discovered in Israel depicts Jesus with short, curly hair.

Once one of Jesus’ most trusted disciples, Judas became the poster child for treachery and cowardice.

Jesus is one of the most commonly painted figures in Western art. But what do we really know about his appearance?

The Monday after Easter is also known as Dyngus Day in some Polish American communities.

Around the globe, the serpent carries potent symbolism.

Lent, the 46-day period of prayer and fasting that leads up to Easter, was once a preparatory period for new converts.

Land was traded for loyalty and service under the system.

Journalist, feminist and activist Gloria Steinem is one of the most visible advocates for women’s rights of the 20th and 21st centuries.