The Voting Rights Act at 50
Passage of the act was paved by the sacrifices of Civil Rights activists, especially those who had recently put their bodies on the line at Selma, Alabama.
The Soda Jerk and the Periodical
The history of scientific periodicals starts with Benjamin Silliman's upstart publication.
What Life Was Really Like for “Southern Belles” During the Civil War
What life was like for southern belles.
“White Power Laundries” and the Clash Over Asians in America
The dark history of white power laundry and asians in America.
Adultery and Secret Lives Way Before Ashley Madison
Long before Ashley Madison, married people found ways to cheat.
L’Anse aux Meadows and the Viking Discovery of North America
Vikings traveled to the New World centuries before Columbus, setting up the establishment that is L'Anse aux Meadows.