The Chilling True Story Behind the Pied Piper of Hamelin
Source: The Portalist
Where do fairy tales and legends come from? At least one well-known tale is rooted in a real historic event.
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Six Female Explorers Who Took Adventure Into Their Own Hands
Source: National Geographic
Learn about six women who refused to let discriminatory social climates keep them from adventure-filled lives.
Spring Awakening: How an Egyptian Revolution Began on Facebook
Source: The New York Times
Read this review of Revolution 2.0 to learn about Wael Ghonim’s experience and influence during the 2011 Arab Spring.
Patrick Henry Smells a Rat
Source: American Heritage
As an anti-Federalist, Patrick Henry opposed the ratification of the Constitution. Read about his opposition to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
See Why Thoreau’s Walden Still Inspires
Source: National Geographic
Writer Kennedy Warne reflects on his admiration of Henry David Thoreau after a day spent at Walden Pond. View the image gallery at the top of the article to see the inspirational location.
‘It makes me cry:’ Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam War wounds will never heal
Source: The Washington Post
Author Tim O’Brien talks to a reporter from The Washington Post about how he remains deeply haunted by his time as a solider in the Vietnam War.
Did the Civil War Achieve Equality? Stephen Kantrowitz’s ‘More Than Freedom’
Source: Daily Beast
Critic Herschthal reviews historian Stephen Kantrowitz’s 2012 book about the abolitionist leaders who fought for more than just the end of slavery before and after the Civil War.
This Mysterious Event Led to the Spanish-American War
Source: Smithsonian
This video gives a brief overview of the event that initiated the Spanish-American War, as well as a history of the Battle of Manila Bay.
Poland’s president says he will sign controversial Holocaust bill
Source: CNN
Poland may implement a law that will make it illegal to accuse the country of involvement with the Holocaust. Click to learn more about the law and the controversy surrounding it.
Baltimore rededicates ex-Confederate site to Harriet Tubman
Source: CBS News
In another chapter of America’s reckoning with the history of slavery, Baltimore has removed Confederate statues from one of its parks and renamed it after abolionist Harriet Tubman.