Stuff you Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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The Klondike Big Inch Land Promotion
In the mid-20th century, one ad company had a wacky ...
In the mid-20th century, one ad company had a wacky plan to actually dole out land deeds as part of a cereal promotion. How did they manage it? And was the land worth anything?
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The Tulsa Race Riot and Black Wall Street
“Black Wall Street” was a nickname for Greenwood, a vibrant ...
“Black Wall Street” was a nickname for Greenwood, a vibrant suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was destroyed in a race riot in 1921. And while Greenwood’s destruction was definitely the product of racial tensions, the event was much more one-sided.
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Battle of Blair Mountain
In 1921, coal miners fed up with unfair labor practices ...
In 1921, coal miners fed up with unfair labor practices and exploitation took up arms against their employers. The resulting conflict lasted five days and has been called the biggest armed uprising on U.S. soil since the Civil War.
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Les Filles du Roi
While the building of a population in a new colony ...
While the building of a population in a new colony seems like a tricky endeavor, France’s King Louis XIV launched a scheme to do just that by shipping eligible ladies to New France in the 1600s. How did this play out?
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The Doctors' Riot of 1788
In the late 1700s, medical colleges needed cadavers for educational ...
In the late 1700s, medical colleges needed cadavers for educational dissection, but there were no legal means for obtaining them. This led to some unorthodox dealings in the acquiring of bodies, and brought New York to a fever pitch in 1788.
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Cosmetics From Ancient Egypt to the Modern World
Makeup has a rich and lengthy history that spans the ...
Makeup has a rich and lengthy history that spans the globe and crosses cultures. From 10,000 B.C.E. to the 20th century, people have been using cosmetics to enhance their looks -- sometimes with unintended side effects.
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The Battle of Mons and the Angels That Followed
The Battle of Mons was one of World War I’s ...
The Battle of Mons was one of World War I’s earliest battles. In the months after the battle, stories spread that a supernatural presence had covered the British army, preventing it from being destroyed.
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Suleiman the Magnificent and the Siege of Vienna
The Ottoman Empire’s Suleiman the Magnificent was a head of ...
The Ottoman Empire’s Suleiman the Magnificent was a head of state, a poet, a reformer of the military and a goldsmith. His reign had a significant impact on the law, literature and art of the Ottoman Empire.
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The Great London Smog
London is no stranger to smog, which is why when ...
London is no stranger to smog, which is why when the Great London Smog descended in December of 1952, nobody quite realized anything unusual was going on. At its largest, it extended 30 kilometers around London, and it killed thousands of people.
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Caroline Herschel: Astronomy's Cinderella
Herschel managed to break the barrier of women in scientific ...
Herschel managed to break the barrier of women in scientific fields far earlier than you might suspect, in part because of her association with her brother, and in equal measure due to her steadfast dedication to her work.
