american history

Why The Crazy Horse Memorial Remains Unfinished After 75 Years

Situated on a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the nearly 600 feet high Crazy Horse Memorial has been under construction since 1948.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 5, 2023

Why The Crazy Horse Memorial Remains Unfinished After 75 Years

Situated on a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the nearly 600 feet high Crazy Horse Memorial has been under construction since 1948.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 5, 2023

How Did The Liberty Bell Crack? Inside The Incredible History Of America’s Most Famous Relic

How and why the Liberty Bell cracked is difficult to determine, but there are many theories that explain the origin of the iconic symbol's beloved flaw.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 4, 2023

How Did The Liberty Bell Crack? Inside The Incredible History Of America’s Most Famous Relic

How and why the Liberty Bell cracked is difficult to determine, but there are many theories that explain the origin of the iconic symbol's beloved flaw.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 4, 2023

The Story Of Runit Dome, The Concrete ‘Tomb’ In The Marshall Islands That’s Filled With Deadly Nuclear Waste

The Runit Dome was constructed between 1977 and 1980 in order to contain radioactive waste from America’s Cold War nuclear tests — but it’s begun to crack.

By Amber Morgan • Jul 1, 2023

The Story Of Runit Dome, The Concrete ‘Tomb’ In The Marshall Islands That’s Filled With Deadly Nuclear Waste

The Runit Dome was constructed between 1977 and 1980 in order to contain radioactive waste from America’s Cold War nuclear tests — but it’s begun to crack.

By Amber Morgan • July 1, 2023

Inside The Life Of John Tubman, Harriet Tubman’s Husband Who Didn’t Follow Her North

Harriet Tubman had been married to John Tubman for five years when she escaped slavery in 1849. She came back for him — but he'd already found another partner.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 1, 2023

Inside The Life Of John Tubman, Harriet Tubman’s Husband Who Didn’t Follow Her North

Harriet Tubman had been married to John Tubman for five years when she escaped slavery in 1849. She came back for him — but he'd already found another partner.

By Natasha Ishak • July 1, 2023

35 Vintage Photos Of Jean Harlow, The 1930s Sex Symbol Who Took Hollywood By Storm

Before Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow was the original "blonde bombshell" — and these iconic photos show why.

By Erin Kelly • Jun 29, 2023

35 Vintage Photos Of Jean Harlow, The 1930s Sex Symbol Who Took Hollywood By Storm

Before Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow was the original "blonde bombshell" — and these iconic photos show why.

By Erin Kelly • June 29, 2023

The Unbelievable Life Of August Willich, The Prussian Revolutionary And Communist Who Fought For The Union In The American Civil War

From renouncing his Prussian nobility to challenging Karl Marx to a duel to fighting wars on multiple continents, August Willich's life story is truly one of a kind.

By Lisa Hornung • Jun 29, 2023

The Unbelievable Life Of August Willich, The Prussian Revolutionary And Communist Who Fought For The Union In The American Civil War

From renouncing his Prussian nobility to challenging Karl Marx to a duel to fighting wars on multiple continents, August Willich's life story is truly one of a kind.

By Lisa Hornung • June 29, 2023

How Susan Atkins Became One Of The Manson Family’s Grisliest Killers

Susan Atkins fell in love with Charles Manson the minute she met him in San Francisco. She loved him so much that she obeyed his orders to kill.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 29, 2023

How Susan Atkins Became One Of The Manson Family’s Grisliest Killers

Susan Atkins fell in love with Charles Manson the minute she met him in San Francisco. She loved him so much that she obeyed his orders to kill.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 29, 2023

Johnny Appleseed, The Eccentric American Folk Hero Who Planted Apple Trees Wherever He Went

A legend in the United States, Johnny Appleseed was a frontiersman and nurseryman famous for planting countless apple trees across the American Midwest.

By Amber Morgan • Jun 28, 2023

Johnny Appleseed, The Eccentric American Folk Hero Who Planted Apple Trees Wherever He Went

A legend in the United States, Johnny Appleseed was a frontiersman and nurseryman famous for planting countless apple trees across the American Midwest.

By Amber Morgan • June 28, 2023

Inside Edgewood Arsenal, The U.S. Military’s Top-Secret Human Experiment Program During The Cold War

Between 1948 and 1975, the U.S. Army tested chemical weapons like mustard gas and LSD on American soldiers at Maryland's Edgewood Arsenal facility.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jun 26, 2023

Inside Edgewood Arsenal, The U.S. Military’s Top-Secret Human Experiment Program During The Cold War

Between 1948 and 1975, the U.S. Army tested chemical weapons like mustard gas and LSD on American soldiers at Maryland's Edgewood Arsenal facility.

By Genevieve Carlton • June 26, 2023

Why The Smallpox Blankets Myth Looms Large In American History

While smallpox blankets may be a popularly accepted truth in American history, there is just one recorded case of colonists giving disease-infected blankets to Indigenous Americans.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 26, 2023

Why The Smallpox Blankets Myth Looms Large In American History

While smallpox blankets may be a popularly accepted truth in American history, there is just one recorded case of colonists giving disease-infected blankets to Indigenous Americans.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 26, 2023