The Secret Life of Houdini

Louella Gallagher is not the prototypical mother of the 1950s. Her daughters Connie Ann, age 5, and Colleena Sue, age 2.5, serve as props in a knife-throwing act that would be considered a bit too risky by today's standards.

With just 37 seconds to react, could Titanic have avoided disaster—or was the tragedy inevitable?

Explore Margaret “Mollie” Brown’s life after the Titanic, including her activism and early run for office.

Two years before the Triangle Fire, Clara Lemlich urged thousands at Cooper Union to strike for safer garment factory conditions.