Salem Witch Trials: What Caused the Hysteria?Explore five factors that fueled unease and panic over accusations of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.Read more
Did Our Human Ancestors Come Close to Extinction?Our human ancestors may have lost 98.7 percent of their population around 900,000 to 800,000 years ago, according to genetic research.Read more
How Bleeding Kansas Led to the Civil WarViolent clashes in Kansas and beyond over whether or not to allow slavery in the new territory, deepened divisions ahead of the American Civil War.Read more
What Happened to G. Gordon Liddy After Watergate?After serving 52 months in jail, Liddy won a pardon from President Carter and launched a career in publishing and TV.Read more
How Many Died in the Revolutionary War?Death tolls in the American Revolution weren’t as high as in other wars, but the losses were significant for the relatively small population of the 13 colonies.Read more
What Role Did the Caribbean Play in the Revolutionary War?The region became a base for competing colonial powers to pick off valuable British territories and interfere in the war. Read more
Ancient Greeks Built a Road and Primitive Railway to Haul Cargo OverlandThousands of years before modern railroads appeared, the Diolkos stone road featured a section of grooved tracks and spanned across the Isthmus of Corinth.Read more
On the Ground on 9/11: Video FootageOn the morning of 9/11 in New York City, ordinary people picked up video cameras and recorded. This is what they saw—and how they reflected on the experience years later.Read more
5 Women Who Ruled the Ancient WorldCleopatra. Boudica. Queen Seondouk. Female rulers in antiquity were few and far between, but left powerful legacies.Read more
How Golda Meir Rose to Become the ‘Iron Lady’ of IsraelMeir earned the title, in part, because of her steely leadership during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Read more
7 Ships and Navigational Tools Used in the Age of ExplorationSleek ships and navigational tools aided European sailors between the 15th and 17th centuries.Read more
The 5 Deadliest Wildfires in AmericaThese wildfires wrought extreme devastation as they roared through neighborhoods and lands in the U.S.Read more
