The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is the world’s largest museum of its kind dedicated solely to the history of African...
What Became of the Hancock Mansion in Boston on Beacon Hill?
Around the time of the American Revolution, one of the best known buildings in Boston was the Hancock House, also known as the Hancock...
Mary Mallon, the Original Typhoid Mary
Today, the term “Typhoid Mary” is used to denote someone who deliberately acts as a carrier of disease, or rather is aware that she...
Desperate Vice Presidents of the United States
The office of Vice President has not exactly impressed people. The first Vice President, John Adams, called it "the most insignificant office ever the...
The Iowa Hawkeyes, Indiana Hoosiers and Nebraska Cornhuskers
When the newly revamped and misnamed Big Ten Conference begins athletic play in the fall of 2011, the twelve school conference will have at...
The Villisca Massacre
On June 9, 1912, a young girl named Katherine Moore invited two of her friends, sisters Lena and Ina Stillinger, to spend the night...
The Industrial Revolution
This Industrial Revolution began in Britain in 1750 and in the coming years spread to America. Transportation and a factory system were essential to...
Industrialism’s Impact on America
A new economy system based on manufacturing was on the verge of expanding in America in the early 19th century. By mid-19th century industrialism...
Andrew Jackson and the National Bank
During Andrew Jackson’s presidential term he decided that the National Bank must go. He decided that it did not warrant reform but rather needed...
Irish and German Immigration into the United States
Between 1830 and 1850 nearly four million people from Europe crossed the Atlantic to seek the opportunities the United States offered. Irish and German...