american history

The Changing Face Of America’s Immigration Laws

Immigration has been a contentious issue for the United States from its earliest days. All along, opposing forces have pulled government policy in different directions to create the system we have today.

By Richard Stockton • May 31, 2017

The Changing Face Of America’s Immigration Laws

Immigration has been a contentious issue for the United States from its earliest days. All along, opposing forces have pulled government policy in different directions to create the system we have today.

By Richard Stockton • May 31, 2017

26 Photos Of NASA Landings Throughout The Decades

The launches may get more press, but the engineering prowess required to pull off safe NASA landings is a thing of beauty. And so are the decades worth of photographs documenting the joyous return of the brave men and women who’d just went exploring beyond the ether. The landing of...

By Kellen Perry • May 27, 2017

26 Photos Of NASA Landings Throughout The Decades

The launches may get more press, but the engineering prowess required to pull off safe NASA landings is a thing of beauty. And so are the decades worth of photographs documenting the joyous return of the brave men and women who’d just went exploring beyond the ether. The landing of...

By Kellen Perry • May 27, 2017

31 Appallingly Racist Ads Of Decades Past

Several times per year, if not more frequently, a major brand comes under fire for running an advertisement that the public widely — and almost always justifiably — deems to be racist. Just last month, this happened to both Nivea and Sony. And in the latter case, the ad in...

By John Kuroski • May 22, 2017

31 Appallingly Racist Ads Of Decades Past

Several times per year, if not more frequently, a major brand comes under fire for running an advertisement that the public widely — and almost always justifiably — deems to be racist. Just last month, this happened to both Nivea and Sony. And in the latter case, the ad in...

By John Kuroski • May 22, 2017

Reliving The Civil Rights Movement, In 55 Powerful Photos

Perhaps the most simultaneously helpful and harmful thing that historians, writers, teachers, and Americans as a whole have done to the civil rights movement is to label it as such. A label as monolithic as “the civil rights movement” helpfully conveys just how pervasive were the wrongs that the movement...

By John Kuroski • May 16, 2017

Reliving The Civil Rights Movement, In 55 Powerful Photos

Perhaps the most simultaneously helpful and harmful thing that historians, writers, teachers, and Americans as a whole have done to the civil rights movement is to label it as such. A label as monolithic as “the civil rights movement” helpfully conveys just how pervasive were the wrongs that the movement...

By John Kuroski • May 16, 2017

25 Lomax Family Photos From The Archive Of American Folk Song

Between 1933 and 1950, John Lomax, Sr., his son Alan, and John’s second wife Ruby lugged a 315-pound phonograph recorder throughout the United States and the Caribbean on a mission to capture and preserve folk music in its myriad forms. It was a heroic expedition sponsored by the Archive of...

By Kellen Perry • May 13, 2017

25 Lomax Family Photos From The Archive Of American Folk Song

Between 1933 and 1950, John Lomax, Sr., his son Alan, and John’s second wife Ruby lugged a 315-pound phonograph recorder throughout the United States and the Caribbean on a mission to capture and preserve folk music in its myriad forms. It was a heroic expedition sponsored by the Archive of...

By Kellen Perry • May 13, 2017

This Week In History, May 7 – 13

The killer who may have faked his death, humankind's new ancestor, uncovered ancient book pages, JFK's earliest recording, and "Baby Louie" the dinosaur.

By All That's Interesting • May 12, 2017

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This Week In History, May 7 – 13

The killer who may have faked his death, humankind's new ancestor, uncovered ancient book pages, JFK's earliest recording, and "Baby Louie" the dinosaur.

By All That's Interesting • May 12, 2017

44 Poignant Photos Of Ellis Island Immigrants That Convey The Hope And Hardship Of Coming To America

These turn-of-the-century photos of Ellis Island immigrants capture the diverse cultures and people that came to the United States in the search of something more.

By John Kuroski • May 11, 2017

44 Poignant Photos Of Ellis Island Immigrants That Convey The Hope And Hardship Of Coming To America

These turn-of-the-century photos of Ellis Island immigrants capture the diverse cultures and people that came to the United States in the search of something more.

By John Kuroski • May 11, 2017

Artist Saves Rosa Parks’ House From Wrecking Ball, Then Rebuilds It Overseas

When Detroit sought to demolish Rosa Parks' 1950s home, one artist carefully disassembled it and moved it all the way to Berlin.

By All That's Interesting • May 6, 2017

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Artist Saves Rosa Parks’ House From Wrecking Ball, Then Rebuilds It Overseas

When Detroit sought to demolish Rosa Parks' 1950s home, one artist carefully disassembled it and moved it all the way to Berlin.

By All That's Interesting • May 6, 2017

Kids In Combat: 26 Photos Of The Civil War’s Child Soldiers

The bloodiest war in American history was often fought by child soldiers. The Civil War claimed 620,000 lives – nearly as many American casualties as every other war fought by the United States combined. And one out of every five people who enlisted to risk their lives fighting their fellow...

By Mark Oliver • May 6, 2017

Kids In Combat: 26 Photos Of The Civil War’s Child Soldiers

The bloodiest war in American history was often fought by child soldiers. The Civil War claimed 620,000 lives – nearly as many American casualties as every other war fought by the United States combined. And one out of every five people who enlisted to risk their lives fighting their fellow...

By Mark Oliver • May 6, 2017

The Language Late-19th Century Migrant Workers Created In Order To Survive

Survival doesn't entail physical strength alone — it also requires good communication.

By Krissy Howard • May 1, 2017

The Language Late-19th Century Migrant Workers Created In Order To Survive

Survival doesn't entail physical strength alone — it also requires good communication.

By Krissy Howard • May 1, 2017

Inside The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic That Left 50 Million Dead

The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, the deadliest of its kind in history, affected one in four people worldwide and claimed 50 million lives.

By Erin Kelly • Apr 30, 2017

Inside The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic That Left 50 Million Dead

The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, the deadliest of its kind in history, affected one in four people worldwide and claimed 50 million lives.

By Erin Kelly • April 30, 2017

This Week In History, Apr. 23 – 29

Declaration of Independence parchment found, Egyptian tomb reveals treasures, "hobbits" found to be human ancestors, Confederate monuments come down, first humans in North America identified.

By All That's Interesting • Apr 28, 2017

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This Week In History, Apr. 23 – 29

Declaration of Independence parchment found, Egyptian tomb reveals treasures, "hobbits" found to be human ancestors, Confederate monuments come down, first humans in North America identified.

By All That's Interesting • April 28, 2017