american history

Vintage Portland: The City Of Roses Over Time

From a strip of land that cost just 25 cents to one of the nations most important cities, see vintage Portland in all its glory.

By Kiri Picone • Apr 19, 2015

Vintage Portland: The City Of Roses Over Time

From a strip of land that cost just 25 cents to one of the nations most important cities, see vintage Portland in all its glory.

By Kiri Picone • April 19, 2015

Laura Bridgman Paved The Way For Helen Keller, So Why Have You Never Heard Of Her?

Famous teacher Annie Sullivan said that Laura Bridgman was "intellectually superior" to Helen Keller. So why do the history books forget her?

By Abby Norman • Apr 13, 2015

Laura Bridgman Paved The Way For Helen Keller, So Why Have You Never Heard Of Her?

Famous teacher Annie Sullivan said that Laura Bridgman was "intellectually superior" to Helen Keller. So why do the history books forget her?

By Abby Norman • April 13, 2015

St. Augustine’s Architecture Tells The Story Of Its Rich Multicultural History

The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620, but by this time the Spaniards already had a colonial experiment in action—and it wasn’t in frozen Massachusetts. St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously occupied European-founded city in the United States. Existing long before the American Revolutionary War, affirmative action, and...

By Susan Sims • Apr 9, 2015

St. Augustine’s Architecture Tells The Story Of Its Rich Multicultural History

The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620, but by this time the Spaniards already had a colonial experiment in action—and it wasn’t in frozen Massachusetts. St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously occupied European-founded city in the United States. Existing long before the American Revolutionary War, affirmative action, and...

By Susan Sims • April 9, 2015

The Women Who Powered World War 2, All In Color

We recognize them from ‘Rosie the Riveter’ recruitment posters, but the female workforce of World War II provided us with much more than colorful kitsch. More than six million women joined the workforce during the war, and by 1942, the estimated proportion of jobs deemed acceptable for women shot up...

By Erin Kelly • Apr 5, 2015

The Women Who Powered World War 2, All In Color

We recognize them from ‘Rosie the Riveter’ recruitment posters, but the female workforce of World War II provided us with much more than colorful kitsch. More than six million women joined the workforce during the war, and by 1942, the estimated proportion of jobs deemed acceptable for women shot up...

By Erin Kelly • April 5, 2015

Vintage NASA Photography Highlights Our Space Legacy

Due to relatively recent funding cuts at NASA, it seems that interest in and support of space travel is at an all-time low. It hasn’t always been this way, though. The Cold War helped convene scientists, politicians and security specialists and focus attention to the stars. The developments that followed...

By Erin Kelly • Apr 1, 2015

Vintage NASA Photography Highlights Our Space Legacy

Due to relatively recent funding cuts at NASA, it seems that interest in and support of space travel is at an all-time low. It hasn’t always been this way, though. The Cold War helped convene scientists, politicians and security specialists and focus attention to the stars. The developments that followed...

By Erin Kelly • April 1, 2015

Alice Clement: The Little-Known Story Of The Female Sherlock Holmes

Turn of the century reporters summed Alice Clement up as “furs, heels and jujitsu.” Appointed on August 5th, 1913, Clement was the only woman in the class of almost 100 new police detectives and would remain so for many years after. Clement’s appearance was often the focus of the day’s...

By Abby Norman • Mar 12, 2015

Alice Clement: The Little-Known Story Of The Female Sherlock Holmes

Turn of the century reporters summed Alice Clement up as “furs, heels and jujitsu.” Appointed on August 5th, 1913, Clement was the only woman in the class of almost 100 new police detectives and would remain so for many years after. Clement’s appearance was often the focus of the day’s...

By Abby Norman • March 12, 2015

These Pictures Of Vintage Detroit Will Surprise You

In spite of its infrastructure and landmarks, a city is not immortal. These vintage Detroit photos serve as a reminder of that.

By Kiri Picone • Mar 12, 2015

These Pictures Of Vintage Detroit Will Surprise You

In spite of its infrastructure and landmarks, a city is not immortal. These vintage Detroit photos serve as a reminder of that.

By Kiri Picone • March 12, 2015

Thirty-Three Maps That Explain The United States Better Than Any Textbook

From the prevalence of meth labs to the real size of Alaska, we look at fascinating maps that uncover the United States of America.

By Alexander Baldwin • Mar 2, 2015

Thirty-Three Maps That Explain The United States Better Than Any Textbook

From the prevalence of meth labs to the real size of Alaska, we look at fascinating maps that uncover the United States of America.

By Alexander Baldwin • March 2, 2015

Six Black Leaders In History You Don’t Know About, But Should

Before Black History Month is over, take some time to learn about these relatively unknown black leaders throughout American history.

By Erin Kelly • Feb 25, 2015

Six Black Leaders In History You Don’t Know About, But Should

Before Black History Month is over, take some time to learn about these relatively unknown black leaders throughout American history.

By Erin Kelly • February 25, 2015

The FBI’s COINTELPRO: The Most Extreme Trolling In History

In the modern age, celebrities, politicians and teen bloggers alike fall victim to anon hate: threatening, demeaning and often times aggressive communications via Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr messages. Long before the immediate anonymity of the internet, however, sending someone something hateful without identifying yourself as the sender was virtually impossible....

By Abby Norman • Feb 24, 2015

The FBI’s COINTELPRO: The Most Extreme Trolling In History

In the modern age, celebrities, politicians and teen bloggers alike fall victim to anon hate: threatening, demeaning and often times aggressive communications via Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr messages. Long before the immediate anonymity of the internet, however, sending someone something hateful without identifying yourself as the sender was virtually impossible....

By Abby Norman • February 24, 2015