Attempting to block integration at the University of Alabama, Governor of Alabama George Wallace stands at the door of the Foster Auditorium while being confronted by United States Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach.

Was George Wallace Anti-Education…Or Just Anti-Integration?

While pledging to keep schools segregated, Alabama Governor George Wallace set up a community college system that benefited black Alabamans.
"Bamn Automat" by User:Nricardo - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bamn_Automat.png#/media/File:Bamn_Automat.png

The Automated Future, and Past, of Fast Food

Automat cafeterias were the precursors of contemporary fast food restaurants.
The water rises due to Hurricane Katrina

Disaster Myths: Katrina Ten Years Later

Looking back on Katrina.
A family eating elephant ears at a fair

What State Fairs Used to Mean

The historical significance of state fairs
A teen looks on as his friend eats a slice of pizza

Hanging Out in the 1970s

How teens in the 1970s spent their leisure time.
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Which of the President’s Men, Exactly?

Newly declassified snippets of Haldeman’s diary highlight how much we still don’t know about Watergate and the Nixon Administration
Protestor holding up a sign reading, "Today we march...tomorrow we vote."

Immigrants and Politics in the 1890s and Today

A comparison between immigration policies in the 1890s and today.
Statue of Benjamin Silliman

The Soda Jerk and the Periodical

The history of scientific periodicals starts with Benjamin Silliman's upstart publication.
Stamp-shaped skull and crossbones

Stamping Out the Stamp Act

The history of the Stamp Act as it celebrates its 250th anniversary.
Still of women from "Gone With the Wind"

What Life Was Really Like for “Southern Belles” During the Civil War

What life was like for southern belles.