Illustration: witchcraft trial at Salem Village. The central figure in this 1876 illustration of the courtroom is usually identified as Mary Walcott. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Salem Witchcraft (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on June 7, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Salem witch trials of 1692 and the unearthing of the witches’ dungeon... (Read More)

Witchcraft: Salem Witch Trials, Part 2

By Melissa Berry on November 2, 2022

Melissa Berry writes more about the Mass. Legislature clearing the names of the victims found guilty of witchcraft in the Salem trials of 1692-93... (Read More)

Witchcraft: Salem Witch Trials

By Melissa Berry on October 26, 2022

Melissa Berry writes about the Massachusetts Legislature trying to clear the names of the victims found guilty of witchcraft in the Salem trials of 1692-93... (Read More)

Photo: Amelia Earhart, wearing a dress, standing beside a Merrill CIT-9 Safety Plane, c. 1928. Credit: UCLA Library; Wikimedia Commons.

A First for Amelia Earhart

By Tony Pettinato on May 16, 2022

An article about Amelia Earhart becoming the first woman to receive a pilot’s license from the National Aeronautic Association, on 16 May 1923... (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of Jeannette Rankin by Sharon Sprung. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: Strange Hoax as Jeannette Rankin Became 1st Woman in Congress

By Tony Pettinato on March 4, 2022

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)

Photo: Martha Washington Hotel on 23 February 1903, shortly after construction was completed. Credit: Robert L. Bracklow; Wikimedia Commons.

1st Women-Only Hotel Opened in NYC in 1903

By Tony Pettinato on March 2, 2022

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)

Photo: Radio City Music Hall, view of stage and orchestra seating from mezzanine seating. Credit: flickr4jazz; Wikimedia Commons.

On This Day: Radio City Music Hall, the People’s Palace, Opened

By Tony Pettinato on December 27, 2021

An article about the grand opening of the impressive, gleaming new Art Deco theater in New York, Radio City Music Hall, on 27 December 1932... (Read More)

Photo: Ohio expedition reenactors departing Ipswich, Massachusetts, on 3 December 1937. Courtesy of Hamilton Historical Society Collection, Hamilton, Massachusetts.

Big Holiday Adventure: The 1787-88 Westward Trek into Ohio

By Melissa Berry on December 8, 2021

Melissa Berry writes about 48 pioneers who made the westward trek into Ohio in 1787-88 – and of the 1937 reenactors who commemorated their expedition... (Read More)

Illustration: the winning design for the U.S. Capitol, submitted by William Thornton, c. 1796. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

On This Date: 1st Session of Congress Held in Washington, D.C.

By Tony Pettinato on November 18, 2021

An article about Congress finally moving to its permanent location in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on 17 November 1800... (Read More)

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