Marie Laveau, The Voodoo Queen
1800s | October 20, 2021
A needle-punched voodoo doll stands in front of a bright fire. (Rainer Fuhrmann/EyeEm/Getty Images) If there was ever a true queen of Voodoo, it was Marie Laveau, a Creole woman born in...
The First Horror Movie Was Made In 1896
1800s | October 18, 2021
The early French cinematographer Georges Melies playing the role of a magician with a female assistant. (Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) It's easy to f...
The First Female Monarch Crowned King
Medieval History | October 16, 2021
King Jadwiga holding her scepter, 1391. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images) Jadwiga, the youngest daughter of Louis I the Great, became the ruler of Poland on October...
Lemuria: The Other Lost Continent
1800s | October 14, 2021
A general view of the Anse Georgette beach on in Praslin Island, Seychelles, where the lost continent of Lemuria is said to have been located. (Phil Inglis/Getty Images) We're all fam...
Machine Gun Kelly Sentenced To Life In Prison
1930s | October 12, 2021
American gangster George Kelly Barnes (1895–1954), A.K.A. Machine Gun Kelly, with his wife, Kathryn, at their trial for the kidnapping of businessman Charles F. Urschel at t...
The Not-So-Black-And-White History Of The Tuxedo
1800s | October 10, 2021
(Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The tuxedo is a man's go-to outfit for weddings, proms, and evenings at the opera, but who's responsible for this uniquely stylish suit? I...
The Horrors Of The Jersey Devil
Weird History | October 8, 2021
Japhet Leeds House, Moss Mill Road, Leeds Point, Atlantic County, New Jersey, May 7, 1937. (Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons) Sure, your state may have an official flower, animal, ...
When The Japanese Bombed Oregon During World War II
World War II | October 6, 2021
The Japanese plane Kamikaze. (adoc-photos/Corbis via Getty Images) After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, all Americans were on high alert. There was...
History Of The Vampire
Literature | October 4, 2021
Publicity still of Bela Lugosi for the 1931 Universal Studios film Dracula. (Bettmann/Getty Images) From the Asanbosum of southern Ghana to the Puechen of Chile to the jiangshi of Qing-dynasty C...
Pilt Carin Ersdotter: History's Hottest Milkmaid
1800s | October 2, 2021
Milkmaid with cow, Jan van Ossenbeeck, 1647–1674. (Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Scarlett Johansson may have topped People magazine's list of the...
The Old Man's Draft: When The U.S. Drafted Senior Citizens
World War II | September 30, 2021
A man wearing a military uniform cap with medals upon it filling out forms at the draft registration for men aged 45 to 64. (Mark Kauffman/Getty Images) Today...
The Legacy Of Cesar Chavez, American Labor Activist
People | September 28, 2021
Cesar Chavez holds a shovel across his shoulders while working in the community garden at La Paz, California, 1975. (Cathy Murphy/Getty Images) After his family lost...
Did The Vikings Reach Ancient Mexico?
Ancient History | September 26, 2021
Steering oar at stern of Skidbladner, full size replica of the Gokstad ship at Brookpoint, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, U.K. (Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...
The History Of Flight: From Da Vinci To The Wright Bros
Historical Facts | September 24, 2021
The Flyer takes off from Kill Devil Hill with Orville Wright at the controls while his brother Wilbur looks on, December 17, 1903. (Bettmann/Getty Images) The dr...
When Elves Halted An Iceland Road Construction Project
Recent History | September 22, 2021
Picture taken on April 22, 2016 shows an elves palace in Reykjavik. (Halldor Kolbeins/AFP via Getty Images) Although they may not admit it to your face, many Icel...
The Team Of Researchers At The University Of Toronto Who Discovered Insulin
1920s | September 20, 2021
Fifty units of 'lletin' (Insulin Lilly) manufactured by Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, USA in 1923. (SSPL/Getty Images) Diabetes is a dea...
Ancient Pimple Poppers: Acne Treatments Through The Years
Ancient History | September 18, 2021
A painful and probably ineffective acne treatment , circa 1700: the cauterization with brandy. (Pierre Barbier/Roger Viollet via Getty Images) It might seem li...
How This Black Entrepreneur Changed The Baking Industry
1800s | September 16, 2021
Bread machine with bread. (Pavel Ševela/Wikimedia Commons) If you were one of the people who jumped onto the homemade bread-making train during the COVID-19 pand...
The Largest Land Run In History Was A Ruthless Race
Uncategorized | September 14, 2021
Crowd on horseback, Oklahoma Land Run of 1893. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) How fast could you run to get some free land? It m...
Aftermath Of The September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Recent History | September 12, 2021
Firefighter Gerard McGibbon of Engine 283 in Brownsville, Brooklyn prays after the World Trade Center buildings collapsed on September 11, 2001. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) ...
One Of The Deadliest Hurricanes In U.S. History Hits Galveston, Texas
1900s | September 10, 2021
Hurricanes may be getting stronger and more frequent, but some of the worst storms happened more than a century ago. In fact, the 1900 Galveston h...
The Unbelievable Comeback Story Of Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz, Olympic Heroine And Accident Victim
1920s | September 8, 2021
Betty Robinson, A.K.A. Elizabeth Schwartz, in the 100-meter race at the 1928 Olympic games. (Library of Congress/Corbis...
1916: The First True Supermarket, The Piggly Wiggly, Is Opened By Clarence Saunders In Memphis,...
1910s | September 5, 2021
View of the front of the Piggly Wiggly store located at 106 South Austin in the Austin community area, Chicago, Illinois...
The Hawaiian Gazette: The First Hawaiian Newspaper Published
1800s | September 4, 2021
The Summer Residence Of The Late King Kamehameha V. At Waikiki, 1873 Engraving. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) On Septe...
The Assassination Of President William McKinley Led To The Creation Of The Secret Service
1900s | September 2, 2021
A horrified crowd looks on as Leon Czolgosz shoots President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York...
The Morgan Affair: A Tale Of Secret Societies, Kidnapping, And America’s First Third Political Par...
1800s | August 31, 2021
Picturesque History of Freemasonry (1844), Reception of an apprentice. (Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Im...
Sunscreen Through The Ages
Ancient History | August 29, 2021
(Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Today, we know how important it is to protect our skin from damaging and potentially cancer-causing UV rays, but commercial sunscre...
Who Was Attila The Hun?
Ancient History | August 27, 2021
Pope Leo I, Repulsing Attila, (detail), 1511-14. Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City, Italy. (Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images) Attila the Hun was called the Scourge of God by man...
The Granger Movement Of The 1860s
1800s | August 25, 2021
Vignette inspired by the Granger movement depicts a farmer with a plough and two horses, asserting the importance of the farmer in American society. Dated 1875. (Photo12/Universal Image...
Ted Bundy: 5 Fast Facts About The Campus Killer
1970s | August 23, 2021
Ted Bundy, seated in court. (Bettmann/Getty Images) He Had A Weird UpbringingBorn on November 24, 1946, Ted Bundy grew up in a middle-class home in Philadelphia. Accordi...
