Stuff you Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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Sylvia Rivera
Transgender activist Sylvia Rivera is often compared to Rosa Parks. ...
Transgender activist Sylvia Rivera is often compared to Rosa Parks. She became famous, in part, for participating in the Stonewall Riots, and she spent her life campaigning bravely, stridently and vocally for the rights of gay and transgender people.
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The Dyatlov Pass Incident
In 1959, nine students ventured into the Ural mountains for ...
In 1959, nine students ventured into the Ural mountains for a ski hiking trip, and never returned. While much speculation has swirled for more than half a century, no one knows for certain what caused them to abandon their camp to die in the cold.
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Ethan Allen, Part 2
Allen's later years were marred by some unwise political alliances ...
Allen's later years were marred by some unwise political alliances he made in his effort to gain independence for Vermont. After his political work cooled, he turned instead to writing, though he wasn't a hugely popular author.
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Ethan Allen, Part 1
Ethan Allen was a huge personality, a founder of Vermont, ...
Ethan Allen was a huge personality, a founder of Vermont, and an important figure in the Revolutionary War. His story also includes some fascinating side-notes, and some missteps which may account for his hazy spot in historical lore.
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A Culinary History of Spam
This famous Hormel Foods product was invented in the 1930s ...
This famous Hormel Foods product was invented in the 1930s to make use of a surplus of shoulder meat from pigs. Not only was it an instant hit in the U.S., it also played a huge role in WWII and shaped the cuisines of many Pacific Island nations.
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The Lady Juliana
Great Britain didn't only send criminals to Australia as punishment; ...
Great Britain didn't only send criminals to Australia as punishment; they also wanted to colonize the continent. But to do that, they had to send women in addition to men. This plan involved some unsettling facts, and had some unexpected consequences.
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China’s Cultural Revolution: Rewriting a Nation
In 1969, the tone and direction of the Cultural Revolution ...
In 1969, the tone and direction of the Cultural Revolution shifted dramatically. For the next seven years, until Mao Zedong's death, he tried to remake the government, and the country, after his own vision.
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China’s Cultural Revolution: Red Guard and Purges
Mao’s plan to once again put China on the path ...
Mao’s plan to once again put China on the path to modernization was the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, which started in 1966. The first phase was a very aggressive, radical series of purges and arrests that went from 1966 to 1968.
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The Father of Dark Matter
Fritz Zwicky is often described as a genius, but also ...
Fritz Zwicky is often described as a genius, but also as a caustic figure. His insights into astrophysics are downright baffling, but his prickly interactions with peers were problematic to his career and his place in history.
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The Great Famine
In the wake of the Great Leap Forward, issues with ...
In the wake of the Great Leap Forward, issues with supply and demand, variables of weather and labor and a series of poor decisions resulted in a devastating famine. For three years, China struggled, far removed from the utopia Mao had envisioned.
