History

Four Pulitzer-winning takes on the rise of Adolf Hitler

Source: The Pulitzer Prizes

Read four articles written during the 1930s for a glimpse of how a dictator’s growing power was perceived at the time.

Was There a Trojan War?

Source: Archaeology Magazine

Read about what archaeologists excavating a site in modern-day Turkey have determined.

Black soldier’s letter offers rare view of Civil War

Source: USA Today

Click this link to learn about the only known document in which an African-American Union soldier describes a significant Civil War battle.

A former Haitian prisoner says ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier’s criminal legacy should never be forgotten

Source: Public Radio International

Boby Duval, a former soccer player who was imprisoned for speaking out against the corrupt Haitian government of ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier, urges the world to remember Duvalier’s crimes and to make sure history does not repeat itself.

Vietnam War Protests

Source: HISTORY

Protests against the Vietnam War increased in size and scale from the mid-1960s to early 1970s. Learn why more people started to oppose the war.

The Women ‘Computers’ Who Revolutionized Astronomy

Source: The Atlantic

In the late 19th century, a group of women were instrumental to the success of the Harvard College Observatory and the discoveries made there.

Remains of Pilgrims’ Plymouth settlement unearthed

Source: The Boston Globe

Archeologists from the University of Massachusetts Boston recently unearthed artifacts that help pinpoint the location of the historic Plymouth settlement.

HerStory: The Women Behind the 19th Amendment

Source: Biography

Though the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, wasn’t ratified until 1920, much of the groundwork for women’s suffrage was laid during the abolitionist movement preceding the Civil War.