Stuff you Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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Philo T. Farnsworth
Phylo T. Farnsworth is called the "Father of Television" -- ...
Phylo T. Farnsworth is called the "Father of Television" -- his initial idea for electronic television came to him as a teen. He's also become something of an icon representing the little guy -- he battled big business in in a patent suit.
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Mendez v. Westminster
Mendez v. Westminster fought the segregation of Mexican-American students in ...
Mendez v. Westminster fought the segregation of Mexican-American students in the state of California in the 1940s -- and it went on pave the way for the much more famous Brown v. Topeka Board of Education.
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Phineas Gage
In 1848, Phineas Gage experienced a catastrophic brain injury and ...
In 1848, Phineas Gage experienced a catastrophic brain injury and survived -- though altered -- for more than 11 years. Over time, he morphed into one of the world’s most famous case studies in how damage to the brain can affect behavior.
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Marie Taglioni
Marie Taglioni is considered THE ballerina of the Romantic era. ...
Marie Taglioni is considered THE ballerina of the Romantic era. She’s often credited with revolutionizing, restyling and redefining dance, though her father was a significant part of those achievements.
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Thomas Morris Chester
Chester was the first African American war correspondent working for ...
Chester was the first African American war correspondent working for a major daily paper, covering the U.S. Civil War. He also had a troubled relationship with the colonization movement, and spent years striving for equal rights for African Americans
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The Nazca Lines
About 200 miles southeast of Lima, Peru, between the Andes ...
About 200 miles southeast of Lima, Peru, between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, there are lines etched into the desert. The glyphs have remained intact for centuries, and have been avidly studied since their discovery in the late 1920s.
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Jane Addams, Pt. 2
Jane Addams was a leader and advocate, especially for the ...
Jane Addams was a leader and advocate, especially for the working poor – but her work really boiled down to a better quality of life for everyone. Part two covers her life beyond Hull House, controversial war stance, Nobel Prize and legacy.
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Jane Addams, Pt. 1
Jane Addams was one of the foremost women in America’s ...
Jane Addams was one of the foremost women in America’s Progressive Era. She co founded the social settlement Hull House, spoke and wrote on social issues, and had a hand in the founding of many social organizations, including the NAACP and ACLU.
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Paxton's Crystal Palace
Sir Joseph Paxton was a 19th-century botanist who became instantly ...
Sir Joseph Paxton was a 19th-century botanist who became instantly famous for the hall he designed for the Great Expo of 1851. After the expo, the Crystal Palace moved to a new location and became the centerpiece of the world's first theme park.
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Chesapeake Bay Oyster Wars
In the years after the Industrial Revolution and the Civil ...
In the years after the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War, the oyster supply became so scarce that people turned to oyster piracy. The bloodshed peaked in the late 1800s, but the strife went on for almost 100 years.
