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Meet The Seven Black Billionaires In America — And Learn How They Got So Rich

From Jay-Z to Oprah Winfrey, these Black billionaires all overcame incredible odds to get to where they are today.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 21, 2020

Meet The Seven Black Billionaires In America — And Learn How They Got So Rich

From Jay-Z to Oprah Winfrey, these Black billionaires all overcame incredible odds to get to where they are today.

By Natasha Ishak • July 21, 2020

Ancient Greek Temples Had Ramps For People With Disabilities 2,500 Years Ago

The study's author says these structures built in the 4th century B.C. are the earliest known accessibility ramps ever discovered.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 21, 2020

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Ancient Greek Temples Had Ramps For People With Disabilities 2,500 Years Ago

The study's author says these structures built in the 4th century B.C. are the earliest known accessibility ramps ever discovered.

By Natasha Ishak • July 21, 2020

Inside The Molly Maguires, The Secret Society That Fought Bloody Battles For Workers’ Rights In The 1800s

When mine owners cut wages in 1870s Pennsylvania, the Molly Maguires fought back. But with a private military on their side, the mine owners ultimately won what would become the first labor war in U.S. history.

By Genevieve Carlton • Jul 19, 2020

Inside The Molly Maguires, The Secret Society That Fought Bloody Battles For Workers’ Rights In The 1800s

When mine owners cut wages in 1870s Pennsylvania, the Molly Maguires fought back. But with a private military on their side, the mine owners ultimately won what would become the first labor war in U.S. history.

By Genevieve Carlton • July 19, 2020

How The Nazis Used The Crime Of A Jewish Teen Named Herschel Grynszpan As An Excuse For The Holocaust

Days after learning his family had been shipped off to a refugee camp beside 12,000 other Jews, 17-year-old Herschel Grynszpan bought a gun and snuck into the German embassy in Paris.

By Morgan Dunn • Jul 17, 2020

How The Nazis Used The Crime Of A Jewish Teen Named Herschel Grynszpan As An Excuse For The Holocaust

Days after learning his family had been shipped off to a refugee camp beside 12,000 other Jews, 17-year-old Herschel Grynszpan bought a gun and snuck into the German embassy in Paris.

By Morgan Dunn • July 17, 2020

This Week In History News, Jul. 12 – 18

Cat remains from 6,200 years ago discovered, mass grave of Nazi soldiers unearthed, Aztec palace and home of Hernán Cortés found.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 17, 2020

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This Week In History News, Jul. 12 – 18

Cat remains from 6,200 years ago discovered, mass grave of Nazi soldiers unearthed, Aztec palace and home of Hernán Cortés found.

By All That's Interesting • July 17, 2020

The Skeletal Remains Of 18 Nazi Soldiers Were Just Found In A Mass Grave In Poland

Among the dead were weapons, tools, a pocket watch, and a medal of honor for fighting in the Spanish Civil War.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 16, 2020

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The Skeletal Remains Of 18 Nazi Soldiers Were Just Found In A Mass Grave In Poland

Among the dead were weapons, tools, a pocket watch, and a medal of honor for fighting in the Spanish Civil War.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 16, 2020

How A Japanese Noblewoman Defied Convention To Write The World’s First Novel, ‘The Tale Of Genji’

In 11th-century Japan, Lady Murasaki Shikibu had a vision that inspired her to write a novel whose vivid scrolls survive to this day.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 15, 2020

How A Japanese Noblewoman Defied Convention To Write The World’s First Novel, ‘The Tale Of Genji’

In 11th-century Japan, Lady Murasaki Shikibu had a vision that inspired her to write a novel whose vivid scrolls survive to this day.

By Natasha Ishak • July 15, 2020

How Slave-Trading Serial Killer Patty Cannon Murdered 30 People On The ‘Reverse Underground Railroad’

Throughout early 1800s Delaware and Maryland, Patty Cannon and her murderous gang kidnapped as many as 3,000 Black Americans to sell into bondage in the South.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Jul 14, 2020

How Slave-Trading Serial Killer Patty Cannon Murdered 30 People On The ‘Reverse Underground Railroad’

Throughout early 1800s Delaware and Maryland, Patty Cannon and her murderous gang kidnapped as many as 3,000 Black Americans to sell into bondage in the South.

By Jaclyn Anglis • July 14, 2020

Supreme Court Declares That Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land

More than 150 years ago, the U.S. government signed two treaties granting land to the Muscogee tribe. Now, the Supreme Court is holding America to its word.

By All That's Interesting • Jul 14, 2020

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Supreme Court Declares That Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land

More than 150 years ago, the U.S. government signed two treaties granting land to the Muscogee tribe. Now, the Supreme Court is holding America to its word.

By All That's Interesting • July 14, 2020

How The Voulet-Chanoine Mission Revealed The Horrors Of French Colonialism In Africa

In 1898, French soldiers Paul Voulet and Julien Chanoine were sent to unify colonies in Africa. But they brutalized them instead.

By Morgan Dunn • Jul 13, 2020

How The Voulet-Chanoine Mission Revealed The Horrors Of French Colonialism In Africa

In 1898, French soldiers Paul Voulet and Julien Chanoine were sent to unify colonies in Africa. But they brutalized them instead.

By Morgan Dunn • July 13, 2020