Mardi Gras
Source: History
What exactly is Mardis Gras, and where is it celebrated? Its long-standing history embedded in different places throughout the world may surprise you!
History
The long-standing myth of sea monsters has a dark explanation
Source: MassiveScience
Robert France argues that mythical sea serpent sightings were probably marine animals tangled in fishing gear.
Watchdog Photo Gallery
Source: Nieman Foundation
Muckraking journalists are keen-eyed observers unafraid to expose the truth—even at great risk to themselves. View images of the investigative work of journalists and writers who took on powerful entities, exposing corruption and protecting the interests of citizens.
How Kids Helped During the Revolutionary War
Source: The Gazette
How did the families of everyday colonists respond when the Revolutionary War started? Read a brief list of some of the ways that the children of the Minutemen and Continental Army soldiers answered the call during the Thirteen Colonies’ struggle for independence.
5 Powerful and Influential Native American Women
Source: Biography
Native American women achieved important but often overlooked accomplishments in the early development of North America. Their success inspired later trailblazing efforts. Read the extraordinary stories of five Native American women whose impact went beyond forging the groundwork of an emerging new nation.
8 Leaders Who Carry On Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
Source: AARP
This article highlights some of today’s leaders in the ongoing struggle for freedom and equality.
The Infectious Pestilence Did Reign
Source: Slate
This piece examines several ways Shakespeare was affected by the plague. It also points out how the plague plays an crucial role in the plot of Romeo and Juliet.
Savitri and Satyavan: The legend of the princess who outwitted Death
Source: TED
Watch this short video about the legendary Hindu princess Savitri and her devotion to her one true love.
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. young adults unaware that 6m Jews were killed in the Holocaust
Source: The Guardian
As the Holocaust recedes into the past, urgency to preserve its historical memory grows.
Fort Mose: America’s Black Colonial Fortress of Freedom
Source: University of Florida/Florida Museum
Fugitive African slaves seeking freedom in early America found refuge at St. Augustine. Granted freedom by the Spanish, these skilled laborers eventually established the first legal free black town in the present-day United States.