Women have been part of mail delivery in the U.S. since colonial times, but it took centuries for...
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Women have been part of mail delivery in the U.S. since colonial times, but it took centuries for...
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Hercules Mulligan, Spy on the Inside Pt. 1
Hercules Mulligan was indeed a real person who passed intelligence to George Washington, mostly...
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Hercules Mulligan, Spy on the Inside Pt. 2
After years of protesting and resisting British rule in New York, Mulligan passed important...
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Ivy Ledbetter Lee and the Roots of PR
Ivy Lee was one of the founders of the fields of public relations and crisis communications. His...
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Kittie Knox was a cyclist during the bicycle boom of the late 19th century. She was biracial and...
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NY Super Week LIVE: Assassination History Pt. 1
In October, we went to New York Super Week for our first live show! Joining us was author Bryan...
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As a teenager, Mabel Lee fought for the women’s vote in the U.S. even though she wouldn’t benefit...
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He’s synonymous with fraud today, but the most famous scheme Charles Ponzi pulled in his lifetime...
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Lucy Hobbs, later Lucy Hobbs Taylor, pursued a career in dentistry before that was recognized as...
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Deborah Sampson Gannett, aka Private Robert Shurtlliff
Deborah Sampson could count William Bradford and Myles Standish in her family tree. That tree...
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Griswold v. Connecticut was the U.S. supreme court decision that overturned laws banning...
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The Developing History of Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are still in the middle of their story – and it’s one that is precarious....
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Thomas Midgley Jr.’s Deadly Inventions
Midgley was a deeply respected researcher and chemist who received multiple awards. He also...
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Eugene Jacques Bullard, Combat Pilot (Pt.. 1)
Bullard is often described as the first Black American fighter pilot – which is true – but he...
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Eugene Jacques Bullard and the Paris Jazz Age (Pt. 2)
After World War II ended, Eugene Jacques Bullard returned to Paris. He worked as a jazz drummer...
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Charles Chapin’s Complicated Life, Part 1
Chapin built a life people envied, and had a great deal of power. His entire biography is full of...
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Charles Chapin’s Complicated Life, Part 2
Chapin's successful journalism career crumbled as stress chipped away at his mental health, and...
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Spirit Boards and the Rise of the Ouija, Part 2
In addition to being the focus of corporate machinations, the Ouija board has also been invoked...
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The tragedy at Boston’s Cocoanut Grove in 1942 is still the deadliest nightclub fire in history....
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Joseph Pulitzer and the Rise of Yellow Journalism (Part 1)
Joseph Pulitzer is one of those pivotal figures in history, and his influence continues right on...
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