Interesting History Articles And Stories That Bring The Past To Life

Meet James Morison, The 19th-Century Quack Doctor Who Tried To Cure Everything With Laxatives

James Morison claimed that his vegetable pills could cure anything from smallpox to dysentery — and thousands of British people believed him.

By Marc Hartzman May 9, 2021

Meet James Morison, The 19th-Century Quack Doctor Who Tried To Cure Everything With Laxatives

James Morison claimed that his vegetable pills could cure anything from smallpox to dysentery — and thousands of British people believed him.

By Marc Hartzman May 9, 2021

Explore Singer Castle, New York’s Turn-Of-The-Century Palace Filled With Secret Passageways And A Dungeon

Built in 1905 by eccentric sewing machine magnate Frederick Bourne, Singer Castle looms over Dark Island like a modern medieval fortress.

By Erin Kelly May 8, 2021

Explore Singer Castle, New York’s Turn-Of-The-Century Palace Filled With Secret Passageways And A Dungeon

Built in 1905 by eccentric sewing machine magnate Frederick Bourne, Singer Castle looms over Dark Island like a modern medieval fortress.

By Erin Kelly May 8, 2021

How The Murder Of Vincent Chin Galvanized The Fight For Asian American Rights

On June 19, 1982, a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was clubbed to death by two white men in Detroit. His killers didn't spend a single day in jail.

By Victoria Linchong May 7, 2021

How The Murder Of Vincent Chin Galvanized The Fight For Asian American Rights

On June 19, 1982, a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was clubbed to death by two white men in Detroit. His killers didn't spend a single day in jail.

By Victoria Linchong May 7, 2021

This Week In History News, May 2 – 8

Bones of Black children killed in 1985 police bombing used in Ivy League anthropology class, World War I artifacts revealed by melting glacier, ancient Egyptian mummy found to be pregnant.

By All That's Interesting May 7, 2021

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This Week In History News, May 2 – 8

Bones of Black children killed in 1985 police bombing used in Ivy League anthropology class, World War I artifacts revealed by melting glacier, ancient Egyptian mummy found to be pregnant.

By All That's Interesting May 7, 2021

Melting Glacier Reveals World War I Shelter And Artifacts In The Italian Alps

"The artifacts are a representation, like a time machine, of... the extreme conditions of life during the First World War."

By Kaleena Fraga May 5, 2021