History

Women Who Shaped the Revolution, Erased
Margaret Cochran Corbin: The First Military Pensioner Lost to Time Margaret Cochran Corbin: The First Military Pensioner Lost to Time ...

America’s First Bank War Still Echoes Today
Jackson’s Populist Crusade Against Elite Power Jackson’s Populist Crusade Against Elite Power (image credits: rawpixel) The year 1832 changed everything. ...

The Other Civil War You Never Learned About
The Toledo War – When Michigan and Ohio Nearly Killed Each Other Over a Strip of Land The Toledo War ...
10 Transformational Moments in Native American History
The Arrival of the First Peoples The Arrival of the First Peoples (image credits: pixabay) Long before European explorers set ...
10 Defining Battles in U.S. Military History
The Battle of Bunker Hill: A Pyrrhic Victory The Battle of Bunker Hill: A Pyrrhic Victory (image credits: unsplash) The ...

How a Duel Shaped Early U.S. Politics
The Fatal Dawn at Weehawken The Fatal Dawn at Weehawken (image credits: wikimedia) The Burr–Hamilton duel took place in Weehawken, ...

Not All Founding Fathers Wanted Independence
The Myth of Universal Support for Revolution The Myth of Universal Support for Revolution (image credits: unsplash) The story of ...

5 Leaders Who Tried to Stop Progress—And Failed
The Luddites: When Industrial Workers Battled Machines The Luddites: When Industrial Workers Battled Machines (image credits: wikimedia) The Luddite movement ...

The Presidents Who Changed Everything
George Washington: The Precedent Creator George Washington: The Precedent Creator (image credits: wikimedia) Here’s something that still shocks people today ...

The Most Underrated Figures in American History
Frances Perkins – The Architect of America’s Safety Net Frances Perkins – The Architect of America’s Safety Net (image credits: ...