What Happened During the Final Hours of the Civil War
On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant at Virginia's Appom ...View More
Fascinating Attempts at Victorian Forensic Investigations
The Victorian Era, which spanned from 1837 to 1901, was a great time for not only industrialization, ...View More
The Story of the Ford Pinto
Soon after the Ford Motor Company introduced the Pinto to the public in 1970, the inexpensive subcom ...View More
What It Was Like To Be A Slave At George Washington's Mount Vernon
Many people know George Washington owned slaves, but what was life like for the slaves at Washington ...View More
Food Prospectors Ate to Survive the Gold Rush
Northern California and the Pacific Northwest were forever changed by gold rushes, from population i ...View More
History's First Nose Job
When did nose jobs become popular? The first cosmetic nose job didn't happen until the late 1800s, b ...View More
The History of Men's Jewelry
Necklaces, rings, bracelets, brooches, earrings - we usually associate jewelry with women, but in th ...View More
What Was Hospital Hygiene Like On Ellis Island
The concept of hygiene was still emerging during Ellis Island's heyday, with healthcare workers doin ...View More
How Victorian-Era Britons Hired Child Gangs to Do Their Bidding
In the 19th century, child labor was legal, and thousands of children were sequestered into mines an ...View More
Thieves’ Cant: The Secret Language Used By Criminals For Centuries
What if a secret society of rogues operated in plain sight, using code words to plot elaborate felon ...View More
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