An article about a juvenile hoax pulled in the House of Representatives on what was supposed to be Jeannette Rankin’s first day, 4 March 1917... (Read More)
An article about the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel built exclusively for women, opening on 2 March 1903 in New York City... (Read More)
An article about the mysterious “Battle of L.A.” during WWII; what exactly the battle was about remains a mystery to this day... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about her love of collecting snow globes, and shows some samples from her collection... (Read More)
Melissa Berry continues her story about 2 brothers, William & Francis Jackson, who helped fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad in Massachusetts... (Read More)
Jane Hampton Cook describes how readers reacted to “Common Sense,” Thomas Paine’s popular pamphlet that rallied support for the American Revolution... (Read More)
Jane Hampton Cook describes the effect of “Common Sense,” Thomas Paine’s incredibly popular pamphlet that rallied support for the American Revolution... (Read More)
Melissa Berry writes about two brothers, William and Francis Jackson, who helped fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad in Massachusetts... (Read More)
In this article – in honor of the beloved actress Betty White, who died Friday – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches newspapers to learn more about Betty... (Read More)
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