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 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 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 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.
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...
Herbert WignallNov 22, 20213 minWar HistoryHiram Bingham IV: US Diplomat who Saved Thousands in WWIIHiram “Harry” Bingham IV (1903-1988) saved thousands of Jews and other "enemies" of Germany during the early years of WWII by using...
Dana RovangNov 22, 20212 minMagiciansGeorge Méliès: Film Effects Pioneer and ConjurorIn the fall of 1896, early filmmaker and performance magician, Georges Méliès, was making a short movie on a Paris street. He developed a...
Dana RovangNov 22, 20212 minHistory of ScienceWingfoot Express Airship Disaster, Chicago 1919Almost two decades before the disaster of the LZ 189 Hindenburg Zeppelin (1937), Chicago witnessed the horrific destruction of the...
Herbert WignallNov 22, 20213 minWomen's HistoryDr. Mary Edwards Walker, Medal of Honor RecipientDr. Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919) was born on a farm in Oswego, New York in November 1832. She attended Syracuse Medical College,...
Dana RovangNov 22, 20212 minWar HistoryBushnell's TurtleThe American Revolutionary War marked a period of great expansion in martime history. One of the most significant developments was the...
Dana RovangNov 22, 20212 minWomen's HistoryKate Shelley and the Great Train Rescue of 1881On 6 July 1881, a massive storm in Boone County, Iowa caused a flash flood. The flood washed out the support trestles for the train...
Herbert WignallNov 22, 20212 minWar History"Billy" Mitchell; or, How to Sink a BattleshipUS Army General William “Billy” Mitchell (1879-1936) was the commander of the Army Air Services in WWI. After the war, Mitchell lobbied...
Herbert WignallNov 22, 20212 minEnvironmental HistoryAdolphus Greely and the Lady Franklin ExpeditionIn 1881, First Lieutenant Adolphus Greely was placed in command of the Lady Franklin Expedition aboard the ship Proteus. It was to...
Julienne LandsdownNov 19, 20212 minWar HistorySABA SABASaba Saba (Seven Seven in Swahili) refers to the date of July 7. In Tanzania, the date refers to the the founding of the Tanganyika...
Marcie Holmes, PhDJul 17, 201516 minWar HistoryUS Air Force TrainingBy Marcie Holmes, PhD MATCHING HUMANS TO MACHINES “There’s no such thing as a natural-born pilot.” - Chuck Yeager Good airplane pilots...
Michael GottJul 16, 20155 minWar HistoryFUGO: Japanese Fire BalloonsTHE FIRST INTERCONTINENTAL WEAPON PIGGYBACKED ON THE DISCOVERY OF THE JET STREAM The Fu-go “Windship Weapon” project was a World War II...
Dana RovangJul 15, 20158 minWar HistoryRENATO LEVITHE JEWISH DOUBLE-AGENT WAS ONE OF THE ALLIES' BEST KEPT SECRETS IN WWII Renato Levi (aka CHEESE, MR. ROSE, LAMBERT, EMILE, or ROBERTO)...
Dana RovangJul 8, 201510 minWar HistoryThe Illusionists of El AlameinDECEIVING ROMMEL'S AFRIKA KORPS “All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using...
Julia ChenJun 12, 201511 minCultural HistoryCOLUMBIA: ALLEGORY OF AMERICABefore there was Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam, Columbia hailed as one of the earliest personifications of the United States. While she has...