American History
These Four Black Women Inventors Reimagined the Technology of the Home
By designating the realm of technology as 'male,' we overlook key inventions that took place in the domestic sphere
Literacy Tests and Asian Exclusion Were the Hallmarks of the 1917 Immigration Act
One hundred years ago, the U.S. Congress decided that there needed to be severe limits on who was coming into the country
Why Was Babe Ruth So Good At Hitting Home Runs?
People have been using science on the Great Bambino since the 1920s
The Long Shadow of the 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine 'Fiasco'
Some, but not all, of the hesitance to embrace vaccines can be traced back to this event more than 40 years ago
Ten Fun Facts About the Original Patriots
The football team may only have a 57-year history, but its mascot stretches back to the country's foundation
Rachel Carson Wrote Silent Spring (Partly) Because of the Author of Stuart Little
The book was a turning point for the environmental movement
During World War II, the U.S. Saw Italian-Americans as a Threat to Homeland Security
The executive order that forced Japanese-Americans from their homes also put immigrants from Italy under the watchful eye of the government
Lie Detectors Don’t Work as Advertised and They Never Did
Barred from use in U.S. court, lie detectors are still used today in other parts of the legal system
Meet the Inner Circle That Runs Groundhog Day
They've been holding the ceremony in Gobbler’s Knob every year since 1887
Google Doodle Sculpts a Tribute to Pioneering Artist Edmonia Lewis
Celebrate the first day of Black History Month by getting to know the 19th-century sculptor
One of America’s First Female Pediatricians Saved Lives for 74 Years
Dr. Leila Denmark lived to be 114, and practiced medicine for three quarters of a century
Scotch Tape Can Create X-Rays, and More You Didn't Know About The Sticky Stuff
People have used it to repair everything from curtains to ceilings
What Is it Like to Be a Refugee? Here’s Your Chance to Ask One
At the U.S. Holocaust Museum, an immersive video chatting experience allows you to talk in real-time with refugees living in camps
In One 1968 Presentation, This Inventor Shaped Modern Computing
Douglas Engelbart’s career was about seeing the possibilities of what computing could do for humanity
Take a Rare Look Inside FDR’s WWII Information Center: The Map Room
Long before Google Earth, this was how the president saw the world
New Calculations Reposition the Geographical Center of North America
After an 90-year-reign, the title moves from Rugby, North Dakota, to the city of Center, in Oliver County
Haunting Twitter Account Shares the Fates of the Refugees of the St. Louis
In 1939, Cuba and the United States turned back a ship full of German Jews, 254 of whom were later killed during the Holocaust
Happy(?) Birthday to the Father of the Nuclear Navy
Hyman G. Rickover pushed to nuclearize the Navy's submarines, but admitted he’d rather ‘sink them all’ to protect humanity
America Just Won the Olympics of Cooking You Probably Haven't Heard Of
It's the first time the USA has been awarded gold
Why Did People Think Steam-Powered Cars Were a Good Idea?
In the early days, steam cars were as common as gas ones. Why aren’t we driving them today?
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