american history

The Height Of Hippie Power: 55 Photos Of San Francisco In The 1960s

Experience 1960s San Francisco and the thousands who chased drugs, music, and the hippie dream.

By Alexander Baldwin • Apr 9, 2016

The Height Of Hippie Power: 55 Photos Of San Francisco In The 1960s

Experience 1960s San Francisco and the thousands who chased drugs, music, and the hippie dream.

By Alexander Baldwin • April 9, 2016

4 Little-Known Slave Rebellions That Paved The Way For The Civil War And Abolition

From razing New York City to torching Louisiana plantations, these slave rebellions paved the way for the Civil War, and the eventual abolition of slavery.

By Savannah Cox • Apr 7, 2016

4 Little-Known Slave Rebellions That Paved The Way For The Civil War And Abolition

From razing New York City to torching Louisiana plantations, these slave rebellions paved the way for the Civil War, and the eventual abolition of slavery.

By Savannah Cox • April 7, 2016

Morphine, Santa Claus, And Nazis: The Secret History Of Coca-Cola

From morphine to Santa Claus to Nazis, this Coca-Cola history lesson will reveal how one sugary drink created the America we know today.

By Richard Stockton • Apr 6, 2016

Morphine, Santa Claus, And Nazis: The Secret History Of Coca-Cola

From morphine to Santa Claus to Nazis, this Coca-Cola history lesson will reveal how one sugary drink created the America we know today.

By Richard Stockton • April 6, 2016

The Five Strangest Riots In History

From brawling over stolen corpses to rioting over a pile of exploding disco records, history's weirdest riots prove that some people can always be relied upon to form an angry mob.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 29, 2016

The Five Strangest Riots In History

From brawling over stolen corpses to rioting over a pile of exploding disco records, history's weirdest riots prove that some people can always be relied upon to form an angry mob.

By Erin Kelly • March 29, 2016

The Surprising History Of High Heels

High heels are more than just shoes: they’ve long been symbols of power, for women and men. About 72 percent of women will wear high heels at some point in their lives. While these shoes have become something of a metonym for femininity itself, you might be surprised to learn...

By Abby Norman • Mar 28, 2016

The Surprising History Of High Heels

High heels are more than just shoes: they’ve long been symbols of power, for women and men. About 72 percent of women will wear high heels at some point in their lives. While these shoes have become something of a metonym for femininity itself, you might be surprised to learn...

By Abby Norman • March 28, 2016

19 Fascinating Harry Houdini Facts You’ve Never Heard Before

These Harry Houdini facts reveal that this master illusionist's life was even more exciting and mysterious than you imagined.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 24, 2016

19 Fascinating Harry Houdini Facts You’ve Never Heard Before

These Harry Houdini facts reveal that this master illusionist's life was even more exciting and mysterious than you imagined.

By Erin Kelly • March 24, 2016

Ota Benga’s Tragic Life As The Bronx Zoo’s Human Exhibit

His family was killed, he was taken as a slave, and he lived in the Bronx Zoo's monkey house as a human exhibit. This is the story of Ota Benga.

By Richard Stockton • Mar 22, 2016

Ota Benga’s Tragic Life As The Bronx Zoo’s Human Exhibit

His family was killed, he was taken as a slave, and he lived in the Bronx Zoo's monkey house as a human exhibit. This is the story of Ota Benga.

By Richard Stockton • March 22, 2016

Why America Wouldn’t Be America Without This Mountain Of Skulls

This one startling photo captures the horrifying extent of the buffalo slaughter carried out by early settlers of the American West.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 19, 2016

Why America Wouldn’t Be America Without This Mountain Of Skulls

This one startling photo captures the horrifying extent of the buffalo slaughter carried out by early settlers of the American West.

By All That's Interesting • March 19, 2016

Executions, Informants, And Flamboyance: The American Mafia In The 1980s

A look at the 1980s mafia, when drugs, informants, and money ruled the day -- and the organization's downfall was just around the corner.

By Alexander Baldwin • Mar 17, 2016

Executions, Informants, And Flamboyance: The American Mafia In The 1980s

A look at the 1980s mafia, when drugs, informants, and money ruled the day -- and the organization's downfall was just around the corner.

By Alexander Baldwin • March 17, 2016

40 Eye-Opening Vintage Public Health Posters From The 1940s

These vintage posters come from a time when syphilis was rampant, and people were expected to eat their eggs and cheese every day.

By Erin Kelly • Mar 16, 2016

40 Eye-Opening Vintage Public Health Posters From The 1940s

These vintage posters come from a time when syphilis was rampant, and people were expected to eat their eggs and cheese every day.

By Erin Kelly • March 16, 2016