Ida B. Wells was a journalist, a Civil Rights advocate, and a suffragette. Her anti lynching campaign sparked the modern Civil Rights movement.
Robert Johnson was a legendary Delta blues musician whose haunting music and mysterious life inspired generations and fueled one of the greatest myths in music.
American Aviator Amelia Earhart’s mysterious disappearance in 1937 sparked widespread interest, speculation, and ongoing investigations about what really happened to her.
Belle Boyd was a Confederate spy who, at the age of 17, used her family's business to gather information to send to Confederate Generals.
Who were the most brilliant naval minds in US history? Examine the legendary admirals who secured American dominance on the high seas.
The Sacco & Vanzetti case (1920-1927), the world-famous trial of two Italian-born anarchists, divided America and exposed injustice in the country’s justice system.
Axis powers dominated the early years of World War II—until American artillery turned the tide of the deadliest conflict in modern human history.
Would Germany’s inability to pay reparations after WWI lead to another war? Luckily, an American diplomat devised the Dawes Plan to temporarily ease tensions.
