The Black Death: A Timeline of the Gruesome PandemicTrack how the Black Death ravaged humanity through history.Read more
This Wealthy Woman Was Hanged as a Witch for Speaking Her MindIt all started with a fight with carpenters working on her house.Read more
The Exclusionary History of Voter Registration Dates to 1800In the first presidential election, only white, land‑owning men were allowed to vote—and some founding fathers wanted to keep it that way.Read more
How a Chinese Crop Became an American WinnerThe soybean originated in China, but its history in the U.S. has ranged from an experimental crop to a Civil War coffee substitute, to a leading U.S. export.Read more
Why Were the Rosenbergs Executed?Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were the only spies executed during the Cold War and some question whether their sentence was fair.Read more
Why Did Benedict Arnold Betray America?Historians offer up many explanations, including that the Revolutionary War general may have had some self‑esteem issues as a child and young man. Read more
What Was George W. Bush’s Greatest Achievement?Beyond the war on terror, Bush took significant action to combat AIDS, particularly in Africa.Read more