Dana RovangMay 58 minAfricaThe "weird" law against killing camels in ArizonaIt is a true fact that there was once a law in Arizona making killing a camel a crime. But, what if you didn’t know what a camel was?...
Dana RovangApr 197 minCultural History"Save the Day": The American Civil War origins of a superhero phrase What would a superhero story be without someone swooping in at the last moment to “Save The Day?” Snatching victory from the jaws of...
Dana RovangApr 55 minEastern EuropeThe Mystery of Caucasian AlbaniaBy Dr. Farid Shafiyev Chairman, Center of Analysis of International Relations, Azerbaijan Throughout history, many languages have...
Dana RovangMar 227 minModern (1800 CE to Present)Frances Perkins: Labor Secretary for FDR, and the brains behind the New DealWhile we take for granted the 40-hour work week and generally safe working conditions, not many know about the woman who spearheaded the...
Dana RovangMar 95 minCultural HistoryOlga of Kyiv: Ingenious Avenger, Leader, and SaintIn twelfth-century Europe, most of the stories that have survived were written by monks, and they usually carried a moral lesson. The...
Dana RovangFeb 154 minBlack HistoryMaude Callen: Nurse-Midwife provided medical care to the poorest in her communityIn the mid-twentieth-century American South, Black women had limited access to medical services and maternal care. Many gave birth at...
Dana RovangFeb 38 minAfricaPhillis Wheatley: A Black and enslaved poet who helped shape Revolutionary AmericaPhillis Wheatley (1753-1784), was a Black and enslaved poet who lived in the American Colonies during the Revolutionary War. Through her...
Dana RovangJan 156 minArcticIntrepid Arctic Explorer: Matthew A. Henson was the first Black man at the North Pole, Co-DiscovererIcon of Arctic Explorer, Matthew A. Henson, depicting a person in a winter parka.
Brendan WolfeNov 23, 20217 minWar HistoryA War by Any Other NameCONFLICT IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES When the English landed at Jamestown, Virginia was in the middle of a seven-year drought and the worst...
Brendan WolfeNov 23, 20214 minIndigenous People's HistoryPAQUIQUINEO (DON LUIS)Virginia Indian Traveled throughout Early Modern World Paquiquineo was a Virginia Indian who for nine years traveled throughout the...
Julia ChenNov 22, 20213 minCultural HistoryTHE PILGRIMS' BAN ON CHRISTMASChristmas Festivities Forbidden in17th Century American Colonies Christmas was once outlawed in Boston, and festive cheer was greeted...
Michael GottNov 22, 20214 minHistory of ScienceNIELS STENSEN: MEDICI PHYSICIAN AND FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGYUsed Shark Teeth to Argue for Sedimentation in Rock Creation Niels Stensen (or, Nicolas Steno, 1638-1686) was a Danish anatomist who...
Julia ChenNov 22, 20213 minHistory of ScienceFRANCISCA ROJAS: GUILTY BY FINGERPRINTFirst use of Forensic Fingerprinting in Buenos Aries, Argentina Fingerprinting was first used as a means of perpetrator identification in...
Michael GottNov 22, 20213 minHistory of ScienceJAPANESE TEMPLE GEOMETRYJapanese temple geometry refers to the practice of carving verbal geometrical problems, theorems, and shapes into wooden tablets and...
Michael GottNov 22, 20213 minHistory of MedicineHanaoka SeishuSurgeon Developed General Anesthesia in Edo, Japan Hanaoka Seishu is the first person on record to have performed a successful surgery...