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How Deborah Sampson Posed As A Man To Fight In The Revolutionary War

Born in Plympton, Massachusetts in 1760, Deborah Sampson became a hero of the American Revolution after posing as a man to join the Continental Army.

By Kara Goldfarb • Mar 9, 2022

How Deborah Sampson Posed As A Man To Fight In The Revolutionary War

Born in Plympton, Massachusetts in 1760, Deborah Sampson became a hero of the American Revolution after posing as a man to join the Continental Army.

By Kara Goldfarb • March 9, 2022

Meet Milton Hershey, The Chocolate Giant Who Built A Utopian Town For His Workers And Gave His Money Away To Orphans

Soon after Milton S. Hershey established the Hershey Chocolate Company in 1894, he began giving back by sharing profits with his employees and founded a school for orphans that still exists today.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 6, 2022

Meet Milton Hershey, The Chocolate Giant Who Built A Utopian Town For His Workers And Gave His Money Away To Orphans

Soon after Milton S. Hershey established the Hershey Chocolate Company in 1894, he began giving back by sharing profits with his employees and founded a school for orphans that still exists today.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 6, 2022

The Story Of Walter Reuther, Perhaps The Most Important American Historical Figure You Never Learned About In School

From the 1930s through the 1960s, labor leader Walter Philip Reuther leveraged the power of the United Automobile Workers to fight for causes ranging from civil rights to affordable housing to universal healthcare.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 2, 2022

The Story Of Walter Reuther, Perhaps The Most Important American Historical Figure You Never Learned About In School

From the 1930s through the 1960s, labor leader Walter Philip Reuther leveraged the power of the United Automobile Workers to fight for causes ranging from civil rights to affordable housing to universal healthcare.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 2, 2022

Meet Masako Katsura, The Enigmatic ‘First Lady Of Billiards’

In the 1950s, a Japanese woman named Masako Katsura took the billiards world by storm — and made a name for herself in the traditionally male-dominated sport.

By Genevieve Carlton • Feb 24, 2022

Meet Masako Katsura, The Enigmatic ‘First Lady Of Billiards’

In the 1950s, a Japanese woman named Masako Katsura took the billiards world by storm — and made a name for herself in the traditionally male-dominated sport.

By Genevieve Carlton • February 24, 2022

Meet William Harvey Carney, The Fearless Civil War Soldier Who Never Let The American Flag Fall In Battle

As one of the first Black men to receive the Medal of Honor, William Harvey Carney made history for his valor in the 1863 battle at Fort Wagner.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 22, 2022

Meet William Harvey Carney, The Fearless Civil War Soldier Who Never Let The American Flag Fall In Battle

As one of the first Black men to receive the Medal of Honor, William Harvey Carney made history for his valor in the 1863 battle at Fort Wagner.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 22, 2022

The Little-Known Story Of William Dorsey Swann, America’s First Drag Queen

A former slave, William Dorsey Swann hosted some of America's first drag balls in Washington D.C. in the late 1800s — and fought for queer rights long before Stonewall.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 9, 2022

The Little-Known Story Of William Dorsey Swann, America’s First Drag Queen

A former slave, William Dorsey Swann hosted some of America's first drag balls in Washington D.C. in the late 1800s — and fought for queer rights long before Stonewall.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 9, 2022

Meet The Mercy Dogs, The Unsung Canine Heroes Of World War I

Mercy dogs, also known as casualty dogs, were first used by the German Army to help find wounded soldiers on the battlefield and to comfort the dying.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 29, 2021

Meet The Mercy Dogs, The Unsung Canine Heroes Of World War I

Mercy dogs, also known as casualty dogs, were first used by the German Army to help find wounded soldiers on the battlefield and to comfort the dying.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 29, 2021

The Story Of ‘Amazing Grace’ Hopper, One Of The First Modern Programmers

One of the minds behind the first electromechanical computer, Grace Hopper also pioneered a computer language that revolutionized the future of programming — which is still in use today.

By Marco Margaritoff • Dec 20, 2021

The Story Of ‘Amazing Grace’ Hopper, One Of The First Modern Programmers

One of the minds behind the first electromechanical computer, Grace Hopper also pioneered a computer language that revolutionized the future of programming — which is still in use today.

By Marco Margaritoff • December 20, 2021

The Story Of Hachikō, The Japanese Dog Who Waited For His Owner For Ten Years

Every day between 1925 and 1935, Hachikō the dog waited at Tokyo's Shibuya train station in hopes that his dead master would return.

By Gina Dimuro • Dec 19, 2021

The Story Of Hachikō, The Japanese Dog Who Waited For His Owner For Ten Years

Every day between 1925 and 1935, Hachikō the dog waited at Tokyo's Shibuya train station in hopes that his dead master would return.

By Gina Dimuro • December 19, 2021

The Incredible True Story Of Bessie Coleman, American History’s First Black Female Pilot

When no one in the United States would train her, Bessie Coleman enrolled in a prestigious flight school in France — and became a fearless stunt pilot known across the world.

By Kara Goldfarb • Dec 18, 2021

The Incredible True Story Of Bessie Coleman, American History’s First Black Female Pilot

When no one in the United States would train her, Bessie Coleman enrolled in a prestigious flight school in France — and became a fearless stunt pilot known across the world.

By Kara Goldfarb • December 18, 2021