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25 Reconstruction Era Images That’ll Change Your View Of American History

During Reconstruction, African-Americans were able to engage in civic life in ways that they wouldn't be able to again for another 100 years.

By Gabe Paoletti • Jun 28, 2017

25 Reconstruction Era Images That’ll Change Your View Of American History

During Reconstruction, African-Americans were able to engage in civic life in ways that they wouldn't be able to again for another 100 years.

By Gabe Paoletti • June 28, 2017

Memorial For Emmett Till In Mississippi Destroyed — Again

Emmett Till's story was a rallying cry for civil rights activists after his 1955 murder. Now, his memorials are targets for racist vandalism.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 27, 2017

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Memorial For Emmett Till In Mississippi Destroyed — Again

Emmett Till's story was a rallying cry for civil rights activists after his 1955 murder. Now, his memorials are targets for racist vandalism.

By All That's Interesting • June 27, 2017

Yukon Ho! 39 Photos From The Klondike Gold Rush

In the late 19th century, there was a fortune in gold hiding in the Klondike Valley, just waiting for anyone brave enough to go north and grab it. And so began the Klondike Gold Rush, when nearly 100,000 men left their homes to travel up to a frozen land in...

By Mark Oliver • Jun 25, 2017

Yukon Ho! 39 Photos From The Klondike Gold Rush

In the late 19th century, there was a fortune in gold hiding in the Klondike Valley, just waiting for anyone brave enough to go north and grab it. And so began the Klondike Gold Rush, when nearly 100,000 men left their homes to travel up to a frozen land in...

By Mark Oliver • June 25, 2017

25 Fun Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About P.T. Barnum

These fascinating P.T. Barnum facts reveal the story of the infamous showman who brought Barnum & Bailey Circus to the world.

By John Kuroski • Jun 24, 2017

25 Fun Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About P.T. Barnum

These fascinating P.T. Barnum facts reveal the story of the infamous showman who brought Barnum & Bailey Circus to the world.

By John Kuroski • June 24, 2017

This Week In History, June 18 – 24

Everything You Thought You Knew About Pocahontas Is Wrong, New Documentary Says We all think we know the basic gist of the Pocahontas plot line. Boy meets girl, girl’s family and friends try to kill boy, girl saves boy by throwing herself in front of warrior’s club. Classic. But a...

By All That's Interesting • Jun 23, 2017

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This Week In History, June 18 – 24

Everything You Thought You Knew About Pocahontas Is Wrong, New Documentary Says We all think we know the basic gist of the Pocahontas plot line. Boy meets girl, girl’s family and friends try to kill boy, girl saves boy by throwing herself in front of warrior’s club. Classic. But a...

By All That's Interesting • June 23, 2017

Basically Everything You Thought You Knew About Pocahontas Is Wrong, New Documentary Says

A new Smithsonian documentary brings the truth about the U.S.' favorite indigenous American princess to light.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 19, 2017

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Basically Everything You Thought You Knew About Pocahontas Is Wrong, New Documentary Says

A new Smithsonian documentary brings the truth about the U.S.' favorite indigenous American princess to light.

By All That's Interesting • June 19, 2017

This Week In History, June 11 – 17

Faceless fish caught, 8th wonder rediscovered, Civil War bodies found, Jefferson Davis Day celebrated, Aztec temple unearthed.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 16, 2017

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This Week In History, June 11 – 17

Faceless fish caught, 8th wonder rediscovered, Civil War bodies found, Jefferson Davis Day celebrated, Aztec temple unearthed.

By All That's Interesting • June 16, 2017

Why Did These Five Men Volunteer To Stand Directly Under An Exploding Nuclear Bomb? (VIDEO)

Men and women have done all sorts of strange things in the name of their nation — and this may be one of the strangest.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 13, 2017

Why Did These Five Men Volunteer To Stand Directly Under An Exploding Nuclear Bomb? (VIDEO)

Men and women have done all sorts of strange things in the name of their nation — and this may be one of the strangest.

By All That's Interesting • June 13, 2017

Bernie Sanders’ Political Career — Captured By The Photographer Who May Know Him Best

Say what you will about Bernie Sanders (and people have said a lot), the man is consistent. The Senator from Vermont’s stance on an array of issues — and emphasis on using a grassroots base to achieve them — have remained remarkably unchanged for decades. Even his look — skinny...

By All That's Interesting • Jun 13, 2017

Bernie Sanders’ Political Career — Captured By The Photographer Who May Know Him Best

Say what you will about Bernie Sanders (and people have said a lot), the man is consistent. The Senator from Vermont’s stance on an array of issues — and emphasis on using a grassroots base to achieve them — have remained remarkably unchanged for decades. Even his look — skinny...

By All That's Interesting • June 13, 2017

How One Child’s Murder Helped Launch The Anti-Defamation League

Mary Phagan was just 12 years old when she was found dead in a factory. The hate speech her case incited would help launch an organization meant to combat it.

By Krissy Howard • Jun 7, 2017

How One Child’s Murder Helped Launch The Anti-Defamation League

Mary Phagan was just 12 years old when she was found dead in a factory. The hate speech her case incited would help launch an organization meant to combat it.

By Krissy Howard • June 7, 2017