1920s
The Real-Life Murderesses Who Inspired The Musical "Chicago"
February 5, 2022
Beulah Annan. (Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images) The Oscar-winning smash 2002 hit film about two fame-hun...
1932: Radio City Music Hall Opens
December 27, 2021
inside shot of opening of the new Radio City Music Hall. (Bettmann/Getty Images) The renowned Radio City Music Hall, which opened on December 27, 1932, is unlike any other building in...
1924: In New York City, The First Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Is Held
November 27, 2021
Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in 1924. (RV1864/Flickr) On November 27, 1924, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade came marching down the st...
The Team Of Researchers At The University Of Toronto Who Discovered Insulin
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...
The Unbelievable Comeback Story Of Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz, Olympic Heroine And Accident Victim
September 8, 2021
Betty Robinson, A.K.A. Elizabeth Schwartz, in the 100-meter race at the 1928 Olympic games. (Library of Congress/Corbis...
St. Francis Dam Disaster
July 25, 2021
A group of people and their car stand dwarfed by the shattered remains of the St. Francis Dam. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) In 1926, the St. Francis Dam began providing water to the growing...
Charles Lindbergh’s Nazi Connection
July 13, 2021
Charles Lindbergh had a complicated public reputation. As the first pilot to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean, he was a national hero. As the father of a kidnapped and murde...
The First Federal Prison For Women Was Opened In 1928, West Virginia (And How It Went)
May 8, 2021
Nestled in the rolling hills of Alderson, West Virginia, sits the very first federal prison for women in the United States, the F...
Steamboat Willie: Facts, Stories, & Trivia About Mickey Mouse's First Cartoon Ever
November 19, 2020
Steamboat Willie is commonly known as one the first cartoon ever made (and distributed) with sound (even though the Fleischer brother...
The Pineapple Primary: An Election Violence Threat That Required 500 Federal Marshals
November 8, 2020
Chicago has a long history of corrupt politics and organized crime, and tensions between two groups vying for control of the city ...
Ocoee Massacre Of 1920: When One Black Man Voting Sparked Over 30 Murders
November 5, 2020
Incidents of Election Day violence have occurred for generations, but one of the most gruesome and demoralizing acts of it was the Ocoee massa...
Fascist Blackshirts March On Rome In 1922: How The Fascist Party Made Themselves Known
November 1, 2020
(Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons) In 1922, after years of drumming up support for his fascist ideals, Benito Mussolini ordered hi...
Liberia's 1927 Presidential Election: The Most Rigged Election Ever (With A 1,680% Turnout)
September 21, 2020
The flag of Liberia. (Government of Liberia/Wikimedia Commons) In the minds of many, "politics" and "corruption" are synonymo...
Rudolph Hass, The US Postal Worker Who Invented Hass Avocados
August 22, 2020
You've probably never thought about the origins of your favorite avocado, simply enjoying your taco or toast without a care for the interesting and inspir...
19th Amendment: Aftermath And Stories About When Women Got The Right To Vote
August 18, 2020
Three unidentified women make history by becoming the first of their sex to vote in an election after the 19th Amendment was passed, San Franc...
Warren G. Harding's Death: Conspiracy Or Heart Attack? Did His Wife Poison Him?
August 3, 2020
In the history of the United States, eight presidents have died while in office. Four of them (Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, James ...
A History Of Sliced Bread: The Best Thing Since Itself
July 7, 2020
A loaf of sliced white bread. (Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images) We have probably all heard the phrase "the greatest thing since sliced bread," but it doesn...