150 Years Ago: Congress Passes Thirteenth Amendment
For the next few months, we'll be covering the end of the Civil War, exactly 150 years later. This is the first installment of this series.
For the next few months, we'll be covering the end of the Civil War, exactly 150 years later. This is the first installment of this series.
In some areas, the weather outside is pretty frightful. And since you've no place to go but outside to shovel, get cozy and read about snow removal in the good old days.
Here are 11 seemingly strange things that fell under repressive colonial taxation rules.
Here are eight real grievances aired by colonial citizens leading up to and during the Revolutionary War—in their own words.
Polish up on this list of words and phrases from Robert Burns’s complete works. Highlighting the imagination of his Scots language, they are ripe for revival by Robbie revelers old and new.
Here are 11 locations that are often overlooked by the history books, but nevertheless significantly impacted the war effort.
Here is just how much 11 everyday items would cost if they were taxed today at the same levels they were in colonial America.
Everyone knows about Paul Revere’s midnight ride, but this patriot did a lot more to help America gain its independence. Here are 11 little-known facts about the Founding Father.
From the month of cakes to the month of blood sacrifices
Here are 11 of the unsung heroes who made huge contributions to the American Revolution.
To honor the 456th anniversary of her coronation, here are 15 things you might not know about Good Queen Bess.
Take this opportunity to brush up on some old-fashioned phone etiquette from the days when the technology was brand-new—this way, you won't be caught off-guard next time someone actually dials your number to give you a ring.
Before he was a Founding Father, the multifaceted, ever-experimental Benjamin Franklin was a great many other things—from street performer to political cartoonist, and even a middle-aged widow. Here are a few highlights of Franklin’s early days.
His name comes up in lots of conversations about beer, but Samuel Adams was an American patriot and a huge influence on the Revolutionary War. Here are a few things you may not know about this founding father.
When you think about the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn’t, “Marie Curie, you rascal.”
The attack on Charlie Hebdo is not an outlier, but rather a visible example of the threat France has long faced.
Your Family Name Did Not Come From a Mistake at Ellis Island
While 1984 was iconic, 1985 was an even bigger year for pop culture: New Coke, 'Back to the Future,' WrestleMania, Live Aid, Calvin & Hobbes, the first .com domain ... it all happened.
By documenting the little things, photographer Robert Frank changed an entire nation’s image of itself.