american history

Whoops! In 1961, The United States Nearly Nuked Itself And Killed Millions Of People

“We’ll never know with any precision exactly how close we came to the worst catastrophe imaginable. But it was damn close.”

By Gabe Paoletti • Sep 20, 2017

Whoops! In 1961, The United States Nearly Nuked Itself And Killed Millions Of People

“We’ll never know with any precision exactly how close we came to the worst catastrophe imaginable. But it was damn close.”

By Gabe Paoletti • September 20, 2017

The Story Behind The Famous “Rosie The Riveter” Image Of World War 2

"Rosie the Riveter" is regarded as a feminist icon today, but the image on which it was based had nothing to do with women's rights.

By All That's Interesting • Sep 18, 2017

The Story Behind The Famous “Rosie The Riveter” Image Of World War 2

"Rosie the Riveter" is regarded as a feminist icon today, but the image on which it was based had nothing to do with women's rights.

By All That's Interesting • September 18, 2017

6 Serial Killers Who Were Never Caught — And Their Chilling Unsolved Murders

Their crimes were heinous, vicious, and extensively covered by the news outlets. Yet, the perpetrators of these unsolved murders remain free.

By Erin Kelly • Sep 16, 2017

6 Serial Killers Who Were Never Caught — And Their Chilling Unsolved Murders

Their crimes were heinous, vicious, and extensively covered by the news outlets. Yet, the perpetrators of these unsolved murders remain free.

By Erin Kelly • September 16, 2017

20 Celebration Photos Taken Just As World War I And World War II Came To An End

Imagine your whole life collapsing because your country has gone to war. Then imagine that war eventually ending and your life finally returning to normal. You open the newspapers and see headlines that scream: “VICTORY” and “PEACE.” A shiver goes down your spine, and you realize that the nightmare you...

By Laura Martisiute • Sep 15, 2017

20 Celebration Photos Taken Just As World War I And World War II Came To An End

Imagine your whole life collapsing because your country has gone to war. Then imagine that war eventually ending and your life finally returning to normal. You open the newspapers and see headlines that scream: “VICTORY” and “PEACE.” A shiver goes down your spine, and you realize that the nightmare you...

By Laura Martisiute • September 15, 2017

During WWII, Japan Tried To Kill People On U.S. Soil With Balloon Bombs — And Succeeded

How Japan sent bombs thousands of miles across the Pacific and brought World War II to the American homefront.

By Katie Serena • Sep 15, 2017

During WWII, Japan Tried To Kill People On U.S. Soil With Balloon Bombs — And Succeeded

How Japan sent bombs thousands of miles across the Pacific and brought World War II to the American homefront.

By Katie Serena • September 15, 2017

The Banana Wars: How The U.S. Plundered Central America On Behalf Of Corporations

During the Banana Wars of the early 20th century, the U.S. military toppled regimes and massacred thousands to keep U.S. business booming.

By Mark Oliver • Sep 14, 2017

The Banana Wars: How The U.S. Plundered Central America On Behalf Of Corporations

During the Banana Wars of the early 20th century, the U.S. military toppled regimes and massacred thousands to keep U.S. business booming.

By Mark Oliver • September 14, 2017

The Insane-Sounding But Totally Real World War II Plot To Bomb Japan With Bats

The bat bomb was designed to terrorize the people of Japan in the most unexpected way.

By Katie Serena • Sep 14, 2017

The Insane-Sounding But Totally Real World War II Plot To Bomb Japan With Bats

The bat bomb was designed to terrorize the people of Japan in the most unexpected way.

By Katie Serena • September 14, 2017

American Anarchy: Intense Photos Of The Early 1900s Reign Of Radicalism In The U.S.

Since the Civil War, no other period in the history of American politics may have been quite so violently divisive.

By Gabe Paoletti • Sep 12, 2017

American Anarchy: Intense Photos Of The Early 1900s Reign Of Radicalism In The U.S.

Since the Civil War, no other period in the history of American politics may have been quite so violently divisive.

By Gabe Paoletti • September 12, 2017

This Lightbulb Was Switched On In 1901 — And It’s Still Going

At more than one million hours of use and counting, this bulb proves that they really don't make things like they used to.

By Gabe Paoletti • Sep 12, 2017

This Lightbulb Was Switched On In 1901 — And It’s Still Going

At more than one million hours of use and counting, this bulb proves that they really don't make things like they used to.

By Gabe Paoletti • September 12, 2017

“One Brief Shining Moment”: The Kennedy Romance In Photos

They met over asparagus at a dinner party in 1952: future commander-in-chief John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy, a 35-year-old congressman from Boston, asked Jacqueline “Jackie” Bouvier, a 23-year-old photographer from Newport, out on a date while leaning across the table, ostensibly in search of the vegetable. She thought he was “charming...

By Kellen Perry • Sep 11, 2017

“One Brief Shining Moment”: The Kennedy Romance In Photos

They met over asparagus at a dinner party in 1952: future commander-in-chief John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy, a 35-year-old congressman from Boston, asked Jacqueline “Jackie” Bouvier, a 23-year-old photographer from Newport, out on a date while leaning across the table, ostensibly in search of the vegetable. She thought he was “charming...

By Kellen Perry • September 11, 2017