Interesting People Who Make History Worth Remembering

Sarah Forbes Bonetta: The African Princess Who Became Queen Victoria’s Goddaughter

Born a princess of the Yoruba people in West Africa, Sarah Forbes Bonetta was kidnapped by a rival king at an early age. Then in a twist of fate, she was taken to Victorian England.

By Genevieve Carlton May 28, 2021

Sarah Forbes Bonetta: The African Princess Who Became Queen Victoria’s Goddaughter

Born a princess of the Yoruba people in West Africa, Sarah Forbes Bonetta was kidnapped by a rival king at an early age. Then in a twist of fate, she was taken to Victorian England.

By Genevieve Carlton May 28, 2021

Mary Todd Lincoln: American History’s Most Misunderstood First Lady

Mary Todd Lincoln led a tragic life and suffered through the deaths of her mother, three of her children, and her husband. Today, she also suffers from history's cold gaze.

By Kaleena Fraga May 26, 2021

Mary Todd Lincoln: American History’s Most Misunderstood First Lady

Mary Todd Lincoln led a tragic life and suffered through the deaths of her mother, three of her children, and her husband. Today, she also suffers from history's cold gaze.

By Kaleena Fraga May 26, 2021

Dashrath Manjhi, The ‘Mountain Man’ Who Spent 22 Years Carving A Lifesaving Road Through A Treacherous Mountain

After Dashrath Manjhi’s wife was killed traversing a steep mountain path in 1959, he decided he would make a safer one — by hand.

By Marco Margaritoff May 25, 2021

Dashrath Manjhi, The ‘Mountain Man’ Who Spent 22 Years Carving A Lifesaving Road Through A Treacherous Mountain

After Dashrath Manjhi’s wife was killed traversing a steep mountain path in 1959, he decided he would make a safer one — by hand.

By Marco Margaritoff May 25, 2021

The Story Of The Max Headroom Incident, America’s Creepiest Unsolved TV Hack

During the Max Headroom hack of 1987, Chicago television stations were overtaken by a masked man who continues to baffle authorities to this day.

By Katie Serena May 25, 2021

The Story Of The Max Headroom Incident, America’s Creepiest Unsolved TV Hack

During the Max Headroom hack of 1987, Chicago television stations were overtaken by a masked man who continues to baffle authorities to this day.

By Katie Serena May 25, 2021

The Remarkable Story Of George Washington Bush, The Free Black Man Who Pioneered The Pacific Northwest

Tired of racism in Missouri, George Washington Bush decided to explore the American frontier. And in 1844, he became the first Black man to settle in Washington Territory.

By Kaleena Fraga May 24, 2021

The Remarkable Story Of George Washington Bush, The Free Black Man Who Pioneered The Pacific Northwest

Tired of racism in Missouri, George Washington Bush decided to explore the American frontier. And in 1844, he became the first Black man to settle in Washington Territory.

By Kaleena Fraga May 24, 2021

She Became America’s First Female Mayor — Because Of A Sexist Prank

Hoping to humiliate women in politics, a group of men jokingly nominated Susanna Salter for mayor of a Kansas town in 1887. But they didn't expect her to win.

By Marco Margaritoff May 23, 2021

She Became America’s First Female Mayor — Because Of A Sexist Prank

Hoping to humiliate women in politics, a group of men jokingly nominated Susanna Salter for mayor of a Kansas town in 1887. But they didn't expect her to win.

By Marco Margaritoff May 23, 2021

He Was A Hero Of Ireland’s Independence Movement — Then Tried To Become An Irish Mussolini

In the 1930s, an Irish politician named Eoin O'Duffy embraced fascism and tried to turn Ireland into a dictatorship — but he ultimately failed.

By Morgan Dunn May 22, 2021

He Was A Hero Of Ireland’s Independence Movement — Then Tried To Become An Irish Mussolini

In the 1930s, an Irish politician named Eoin O'Duffy embraced fascism and tried to turn Ireland into a dictatorship — but he ultimately failed.

By Morgan Dunn May 22, 2021

Meet Helen Hulick, The Woman Who Was Jailed For Wearing Pants To Court

In November 1938, Helen Hulick was about to testify against two men who had burgled her building. But then, the judge held her in contempt of court — for refusing to wear a dress.

By Marco Margaritoff May 21, 2021

Meet Helen Hulick, The Woman Who Was Jailed For Wearing Pants To Court

In November 1938, Helen Hulick was about to testify against two men who had burgled her building. But then, the judge held her in contempt of court — for refusing to wear a dress.

By Marco Margaritoff May 21, 2021

The Mind-Boggling Tale Of Shanti Devi, The Indian Child Who Claimed She Lived Twice

When she was just four years old, Shanti Devi began telling her parents eerily specific details about her old life in a town 75 miles from where she was born — and a place she'd never been to before.

By Marc Hartzman May 20, 2021

The Mind-Boggling Tale Of Shanti Devi, The Indian Child Who Claimed She Lived Twice

By Marc Hartzman May 20, 2021

The Grisly Murder Of Natalia Pronina, The Russian Dancer Killed By A Masked Assassin

On December 23, 2020, CCTV footage captured the Russian dancer as she was shot by an unknown assailant outside her apartment building in Moscow.

By Marco Margaritoff May 18, 2021

The Grisly Murder Of Natalia Pronina, The Russian Dancer Killed By A Masked Assassin

On December 23, 2020, CCTV footage captured the Russian dancer as she was shot by an unknown assailant outside her apartment building in Moscow.

By Marco Margaritoff May 18, 2021

Was Illusionist Jasper Maskelyne The Magic Hero Of World War II Or A Fantastic Fraud?

In spite of Jasper Maskelyne's hair-raising tales of magical ingenuity and vanishing acts on the North African front, many of his adventures were later revealed to be nothing but smoke and mirrors.

By Morgan Dunn May 18, 2021

Was Illusionist Jasper Maskelyne The Magic Hero Of World War II Or A Fantastic Fraud?

In spite of Jasper Maskelyne's hair-raising tales of magical ingenuity and vanishing acts on the North African front, many of his adventures were later revealed to be nothing but smoke and mirrors.

By Morgan Dunn May 18, 2021