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Escaping Slavery in a Box
Henry "Box" Brown, an enslaved man in Richmond, Virginia, often prayed to God about escaping. Finally, according to his own narrative written much la…
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Rise and Fall of William Franklin
It was Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son, twenty-one-year-old William, who had helped with the famous kite experiment. The two were close, and the…
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TODAY IN CONTEXT: Federal Government vs. Higher Education
Today In Context: The relationship between American colleges and the federal government has often been fraught with tension. While contemporary clash…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Conversations: What is actually taught in our history classrooms, w/ Brendan Gillis
Peter speaks with the Director of Teaching and Learning at the American Historical Association about the organization's newest and largest-ever surve…
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The Lincoln Curse
Sometime in 1901, a reporter asked Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, if he was planning to attend a particular presidential reception. He l…
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Partition of India
The Partition of India in 1947 was one of the most defining and devastating moments in modern history. It was a story of a nation torn apart at birth…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Banana Republics
At the dawn of the 20th century, as the United States emerged from its own internal struggles and territorial expansions, it began to cast a long sha…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
President's Daughter
President Warren G. Harding, the 29th POTUS, had many corruption scandals that tainted his presidency back in the 1920s. Yet, apart from the textbook…
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History of IQ Tests
The Intelligence Quotient, or IQ, arose from a convergence of scientific curiosity, educational reform, and darker impulses of the 20th century. Its …
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The House of David
Members of the House of David religious community did not know when Jesus Christ would return to Earth, but they were certain that it would happen in…
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