These Early Infographics Illustrated the Plight of America’s Poor
Florence Kelley used hard numbers to effect change
The Rules About How to Address the U.S. Flag Came About Because No One Wanted to Look Like a Nazi
During the National Anthem, Americans are asked to put their right hands over their hearts. But why?
Common African Union Passport to Allow Free Movement Across the Continent
The African Union unveiled a new passport earlier this week that will allow citizens to cross between its 54 member states without visas
Captain America Is Getting a Real-Life Statue, But Some Say It’s in the Wrong Place
Did Steve Rogers grow up in Brooklyn or the Lower East Side?
The Harvard Professor Who Shot a Financial Titan and Fomented Anti-German Sentiment in a Pre-WWI America
Readers on July 4, 1915 learned the story of a would-be assassin who said he was trying to keep the U.S. out of the European conflict
The Origin of the Coney Island Hot Dog Is a Uniquely American Story
They also have very little to do with the New York City amusement park
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Honored at Citizenship Ceremony
The Smithsonian awarded the internet mogul during a ceremony welcoming newly naturalized citizens
Report: Nine Out of Ten Refugee Children Travel Alone
Tens of thousands of kids are on the move—and face scary challenges as they migrate
The Story of the Komagata Maru Is a Sad Mark on Canada’s Past
Why Prime Minister Trudeau’s decision to formally apologize is so significant
The Library of Congress Will Ditch the Subject Heading “Illegal Aliens”
Student activists are to thank for the change
Italian City Bans New “Ethnic” Restaurants
Verona, the home of Romeo and Juliet, is preventing new eateries from opening that primarily serve kebabs, gyros and fried food
Oklahoma City Is Becoming a Hotspot for Vietnamese Food
Southeast Asian immigrants are spicing up America’s fast-food capital with banh mi, curried frogs’ legs and pho
What It Means to Live Life Working in the U.S. on a Visa
A piece of paper affixed to a passport is the subject of a new Smithsonian online exhibit
The History of the United States’ First Refugee Crisis
Fleeing the Haitian revolution, whites and free blacks were viewed with suspicion by American slaveholders, including Thomas Jefferson
The Statue of Liberty Was Originally a Muslim Woman
“The New Colossus” was actually born in Egypt
The U.S. Government Turned Away Thousands of Jewish Refugees, Fearing That They Were Nazi Spies
In a long tradition of “persecuting the refugee,” the State Department and FDR claimed that Jewish immigrants could threaten national security
Teen Schools Professor on “No Irish Need Apply” Signs
Armed with a Google search and a theory, a 14-year-old enters the fray on a longstanding historical debate
Ellis Island Isn’t to Blame for Your Family’s Name Change
A long-standing myth obscures the truth behind the Americanization of some European names
The 17th-Century English Who Settled in the Southern U.S. Had Very Little to be Thankful For
Indentured servants, these immigrants suffered through malnutrition and horrible conditions upon arriving in America
Nearly 6,000 Migrants Have Died Along the Mexico-U.S. Border Since 2000
More than 40,000 migrants have died around the world
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