Hattie McDaniel of “Gone With the Wind,” the first African-American to win an Oscar, battled discrimination even at the Academy Awards ceremony
St. Albans Raid: They said they were Canadian tourists, but the visitors were Confederate soldiers planning an attack on Vermont
Using this world map with literal meanings of each country’s name, discover which ones mean “Land of Many Rabbits,” “I Go to the Beach,” and “Hippopotamus”
An invitation to a 100 A.D. birthday party is among the Vindolanda tablets, oldest surviving Roman handwritten documents in Britain
In a shocking scandal, the rebellious creator of Pippi Longstocking bore a child out of wedlock—and her married boss was the father
Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” is one of the greatest speeches in history
Modern crime-solving techniques help solve mystery of a decapitated 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy
Theia – The Unknown Planetary Object Devoured to Form the Earth and Moon
Scold’s Bridle was a horrific device used to punish medieval women for slander and gossip
“For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never Worn” – Hemingway and the Saddest Six-Word Story
