The Founding Fathers Weren’t Concerned with Inequality
Source: The Atlantic
Learn why our founding documents say next to nothing about the democratic principle of economic security.
History
How one journalist risked her life to hold murderers accountable
Source: TED
Journalist Ida B. Wells was as civil rights activist during the late 1800’s. Her tireless struggle for justice helped spark the movement for equal rights.
The Mexican American War
Source: American Experience
Learn about a controversial military engagement with far-reaching effects.
Before there was coronavirus, there was yellow fever. Fear of it once gripped D.C.
Source: The Washington Post
At the turn of the 20th century, fear of a viral epidemic gripped the nation. Learn about yellow fever and how it spread.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Source: HISTORY
In October 1962, two world leaders faced a choice about whether and how to avert a nuclear war.
What Does It Mean for America to Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill?
Source: The Atlantic
The U.S. Treasury recently decided to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Click on this link to read a discussion by several writers and editors from The Atlantic about the significance of this change to American currency.
German Parliament Votes To Recognize Mass Killing Of Armenians As Genocide
Source: NPR
In June of 2016, Germany officially declared that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago was genocide. Read this article to find out more about the controversy surrounding this decision.
French Revolution
Source: HISTORY
The American Revolution didn’t only bring freedom to Americans; it also helped fuel a revolution across the ocean in France. Learn about how the French people overthrew their monarchy and what the result of the revolution was.
The Story of Smallpox and Other Deadly Eurasian Germs
Source: PBS
The European conquest of the Americas in the 1500s was brief and decisive. The established civilizations on this side of the Atlantic Ocean lacked the weaponry of the invaders. More significantly, they lacked immunity to the deadly germs that accompanied the Europeans.
Where would we be without George Washington?
Source: National Constitution Center
George Washington retired shortly after the American Revolution and re-emerged on the political scene several years later. In this essay, historian Edward Larson emphasizes the significance of these actions and makes a connection to modern global revolutions.