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The Story Of Samoset, The Lesser-Known Native American Who First Greeted The Pilgrims And Helped Make The First Thanksgiving Happen

Samoset was an Abenaki man who welcomed the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony in March 1621, forging a relationship between the colonists and the Wampanoag people that ultimately led to the first Thanksgiving later that year.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 28, 2024

The Story Of Samoset, The Lesser-Known Native American Who First Greeted The Pilgrims And Helped Make The First Thanksgiving Happen

Samoset was an Abenaki man who welcomed the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony in March 1621, forging a relationship between the colonists and the Wampanoag people that ultimately led to the first Thanksgiving later that year.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 28, 2024

How Pardoning A Thanksgiving Turkey Became An Annual Tradition In The White House

George H. W. Bush was the first U.S. president to formally pardon a turkey, but the heartwarming tradition of sparing birds from the White House holiday table goes back much further than 1989.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 27, 2024

How Pardoning A Thanksgiving Turkey Became An Annual Tradition In The White House

George H. W. Bush was the first U.S. president to formally pardon a turkey, but the heartwarming tradition of sparing birds from the White House holiday table goes back much further than 1989.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 27, 2024

The Story Of Philip Zimbardo, The Psychologist Whose Controversial Prison Simulation Allegedly Exposed How Ordinary People Turn Evil

Philip Zimbardo conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment to study the dynamics between inmates and prison guards — but it went infamously wrong after just six days.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 27, 2024

The Story Of Philip Zimbardo, The Psychologist Whose Controversial Prison Simulation Allegedly Exposed How Ordinary People Turn Evil

Philip Zimbardo conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment to study the dynamics between inmates and prison guards — but it went infamously wrong after just six days.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 27, 2024

Inside The Surprising History Of Totem Poles, The Indigenous Cultural Icons Of The Pacific Northwest

Totem poles serve a wide variety of purposes for the Indigenous groups that carve them, from illustrating a family's lineage to ridiculing people who have wronged the tribe.

By Amber Morgan • Nov 26, 2024

Inside The Surprising History Of Totem Poles, The Indigenous Cultural Icons Of The Pacific Northwest

Totem poles serve a wide variety of purposes for the Indigenous groups that carve them, from illustrating a family's lineage to ridiculing people who have wronged the tribe.

By Amber Morgan • November 26, 2024

The Tragic Story Of Patricia Stallings, The Woman Wrongfully Convicted Of Murdering Her Own Baby

Patricia Stallings was wrongly accused of poisoning her infant son with antifreeze in 1989 — then later exonerated thanks to an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.

By Amber Morgan • Nov 26, 2024

The Tragic Story Of Patricia Stallings, The Woman Wrongfully Convicted Of Murdering Her Own Baby

Patricia Stallings was wrongly accused of poisoning her infant son with antifreeze in 1989 — then later exonerated thanks to an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.

By Amber Morgan • November 26, 2024

Archaeologists Unearth The Oldest Firearm Ever Found In The U.S. At An Adobe Structure In Arizona

Archaeologists discovered a 500-year-old bronze cannon that was carried by one of the first European expeditions into the New World, Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's 16th-century journey into the American Southwest.

By Amber Morgan • Nov 26, 2024

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Archaeologists Unearth The Oldest Firearm Ever Found In The U.S. At An Adobe Structure In Arizona

Archaeologists discovered a 500-year-old bronze cannon that was carried by one of the first European expeditions into the New World, Spanish conquistador Francisco Vázquez de Coronado's 16th-century journey into the American Southwest.

By Amber Morgan • November 26, 2024

Orphan Trains: When Abandoned And Homeless Children Were Shipped Out West To Live With Working Rural Families

A precursor to the modern American foster care system, the Orphan Train Movement was designed to give impoverished children in cities a better future. Instead, many ended up in the arms of poorly-vetted families seeking free labor.

By Katie Serena • Nov 24, 2024

Orphan Trains: When Abandoned And Homeless Children Were Shipped Out West To Live With Working Rural Families

A precursor to the modern American foster care system, the Orphan Train Movement was designed to give impoverished children in cities a better future. Instead, many ended up in the arms of poorly-vetted families seeking free labor.

By Katie Serena • November 24, 2024

Who Is Christopher Scarver, The Man Who Killed Jeffrey Dahmer In Prison?

On November 28, 1994, Christopher Scarver murdered his fellow prisoners Jeffrey Dahmer and Jesse Anderson at Wisconsin's Columbia Correctional Institution.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 24, 2024

Who Is Christopher Scarver, The Man Who Killed Jeffrey Dahmer In Prison?

On November 28, 1994, Christopher Scarver murdered his fellow prisoners Jeffrey Dahmer and Jesse Anderson at Wisconsin's Columbia Correctional Institution.

By Austin Harvey • November 24, 2024

Inside Pickett’s Charge, The Failed Confederate Army Assault During The Battle Of Gettysburg

On the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, Robert E. Lee ordered 12,500 Confederate troops to rush into the center of the Union Army's front lines — and within an hour, 1,100 men were dead and 5,400 more were wounded or captured.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 22, 2024

Inside Pickett’s Charge, The Failed Confederate Army Assault During The Battle Of Gettysburg

On the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, Robert E. Lee ordered 12,500 Confederate troops to rush into the center of the Union Army's front lines — and within an hour, 1,100 men were dead and 5,400 more were wounded or captured.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 22, 2024

This Old Coin Found In An Antique Cabinet Turned Out To Be A Rare 1652 Boston Threepence — And It Just Sold For $2.5 Million

Minted for just a few months in 1652, these threepence coins have been collectors' items for centuries, and this one has just set the record for most valuable coin produced before the American Revolution.

By Austin Harvey • Nov 22, 2024

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This Old Coin Found In An Antique Cabinet Turned Out To Be A Rare 1652 Boston Threepence — And It Just Sold For $2.5 Million

Minted for just a few months in 1652, these threepence coins have been collectors' items for centuries, and this one has just set the record for most valuable coin produced before the American Revolution.

By Austin Harvey • November 22, 2024