american history

36 Images Of The Secret Service In Action From Lincoln To Trump

The Secret Service was established in 1865 as an agency dedicated to protecting the validity of the country’s currency against counterfeiters. But after President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, the Secret Service assumed its current role of protecting the leaders commonly depicted on that currency. That’s not to say...

By Kellen Perry • Aug 1, 2017

36 Images Of The Secret Service In Action From Lincoln To Trump

The Secret Service was established in 1865 as an agency dedicated to protecting the validity of the country’s currency against counterfeiters. But after President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, the Secret Service assumed its current role of protecting the leaders commonly depicted on that currency. That’s not to say...

By Kellen Perry • August 1, 2017

25 Iconic Images That Perfectly Encapsulate The 1950s

From Marilyn Monroe and James Dean to civil rights and the Cold War, these historic photos truly encapsulate the 1950s.

By Gabe Paoletti • Aug 1, 2017

25 Iconic Images That Perfectly Encapsulate The 1950s

From Marilyn Monroe and James Dean to civil rights and the Cold War, these historic photos truly encapsulate the 1950s.

By Gabe Paoletti • August 1, 2017

After Slavery And Before Freedom: 44 Pictures Of Life After Emancipation

Life for many African Americans changed very little during the Reconstruction era, despite the 13th Amendment. From "Black Codes" to sharecropping, the struggle for equality continued.

By Mark Oliver • Jul 28, 2017

After Slavery And Before Freedom: 44 Pictures Of Life After Emancipation

Life for many African Americans changed very little during the Reconstruction era, despite the 13th Amendment. From "Black Codes" to sharecropping, the struggle for equality continued.

By Mark Oliver • July 28, 2017

33 Unbelievable Vintage Photos From The Heyday Of Alligator Farms

These surreal photos of alligator farms from the early 20th century capture the heyday of this bizarre trend that swept across the United States.

By Laura Martisiute • Jul 27, 2017

33 Unbelievable Vintage Photos From The Heyday Of Alligator Farms

These surreal photos of alligator farms from the early 20th century capture the heyday of this bizarre trend that swept across the United States.

By Laura Martisiute • July 27, 2017

How The Conjoined McCoy Twins Beat The “Freak Show” System That Had Exploited Them

Born into slavery and then sold into the circus, Millie and Christine McKoy ultimately took back their own destiny.

By Krissy Howard • Jul 27, 2017

How The Conjoined McCoy Twins Beat The “Freak Show” System That Had Exploited Them

Born into slavery and then sold into the circus, Millie and Christine McKoy ultimately took back their own destiny.

By Krissy Howard • July 27, 2017

Disturbing Historical Photos That Reveal What It’s Like To Grow Up In The KKK

The Ku Klux Klan has survived for more than 150 years. Its ideology of hatred and white supremacy continued to keep attracting new members through the Holocaust, the civil rights movement, and on past the election of America’s first black president. It seems unbelievable that hatred could live on for...

By Mark Oliver • Jul 26, 2017

Disturbing Historical Photos That Reveal What It’s Like To Grow Up In The KKK

The Ku Klux Klan has survived for more than 150 years. Its ideology of hatred and white supremacy continued to keep attracting new members through the Holocaust, the civil rights movement, and on past the election of America’s first black president. It seems unbelievable that hatred could live on for...

By Mark Oliver • July 26, 2017

Vintage Photos From The 1980s Glory Days Of The Boombox

In his The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground, Canadian photographer and author Lyle Owerko calls the once-ubiquitous boombox a “sonic campfire” and “the eighties equivalent of Spotify — a conduit through which music was shared.” It’s hard to imagine any contemporary, Spotify-equipped device as analogous...

By Kellen Perry • Jul 26, 2017

Vintage Photos From The 1980s Glory Days Of The Boombox

In his The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground, Canadian photographer and author Lyle Owerko calls the once-ubiquitous boombox a “sonic campfire” and “the eighties equivalent of Spotify — a conduit through which music was shared.” It’s hard to imagine any contemporary, Spotify-equipped device as analogous...

By Kellen Perry • July 26, 2017

22 Photos Of The ‘Guardian Angels’ Who Cleaned Up The Terrifying Streets Of 1980s New York

When New York's crime went through the roof, the Guardian Angels took matters into their own hands and took back the streets.

By Krissy Howard • Jul 25, 2017

22 Photos Of The ‘Guardian Angels’ Who Cleaned Up The Terrifying Streets Of 1980s New York

When New York's crime went through the roof, the Guardian Angels took matters into their own hands and took back the streets.

By Krissy Howard • July 25, 2017

The Little-Known Story Of The Sole World War I Battle Fought In America

The residents of the Massachusetts town braved the falling shells and swarmed the beach to look in awe at the battle before them.

By Gabe Paoletti • Jul 24, 2017

The Little-Known Story Of The Sole World War I Battle Fought In America

The residents of the Massachusetts town braved the falling shells and swarmed the beach to look in awe at the battle before them.

By Gabe Paoletti • July 24, 2017

27 Iconic Images That Defined The 1970s

The 1970s were a time of great change and turmoil for both America and the world at large. The Cold War raged on into its fourth decade, with the US going to war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union going to war in Afghanistan. At the same time, countries around...

By Gabe Paoletti • Jul 24, 2017

27 Iconic Images That Defined The 1970s

The 1970s were a time of great change and turmoil for both America and the world at large. The Cold War raged on into its fourth decade, with the US going to war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union going to war in Afghanistan. At the same time, countries around...

By Gabe Paoletti • July 24, 2017