Rising from poverty in St. Louis to become an entertainment superstar in her adopted home of Paris, Josephine Baker could easily have enjoyed a life of leisurely wealth. Instead, she aided the French Resistance during the Nazi occupation of World War II and later spoke out for American civil rights.
In the 1970s, the Khmer Rouge, led by the dictator Pol Pot, took over the southeast Asian nation of Cambodia. The regime uprooted and destroyed countless lives, killing nearly two million of its own people. Cambodians today have yet to come to terms with the horrors of that time.
Read about some interesting theories related to fashion for men and women. Did nobility dictate the differences in fashion?
In 1861 scientists hadn’t actually discovered that germs cause diseases, and doctors didn’t know they should wash their hands! But over the course of the Civil War, this changed and there were many advancements in medical care.
Read about the 1857 Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford and why people cite it today.
Learn how researchers are using data and systems analysis to attempt to resolve intractable conflicts.
In this article, sports writer Carl D. Carlucci analyzes how baseball reflected the wealth of a few and the poverty of many during the Gilded Age.
Read about how the movement to protest the Vietnam War grew throughout the 1960s.
Threatening to boycott games has been a historic method for athletes to attempt to influence change. Listen to this radio piece to learn more.
Historian and author Amanda Foreman analyzes the British perspective of the War of 1812.
