History

Abigail Adams Biography

Source: Biography

Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, served as an unofficial advisor to the second president of the United States. She also fought for the right of married women to own personal property.

U.S. Immigration Before 1965

Source: HISTORY

Read about the waves of immigration in the United States and why people chose this country to start new lives in.

Holocaust survivors reunite with the woman who cared for them after the war

Source: The Washington Post

Andra and Tatiana Bucci, who were 4 and 6 years old when they were taken to a concentration camp, traveled to the U.S. as adults to reunite with their former caregiver, a kind woman they called “Manna.” Read this article about the reunion.

The Purges in the USSR

Source: History Learning Site

The systematic elimination of people viewed as political enemies is nothing new. Learn about Stalin’s ruthless purges during the 1930s.

Muckraking Journalist Jacob Riis and Gilded Age New York City

Source: C-SPAN

This lecture by Professor Daniel Czitrom from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts gives an overview of Jacob Riis. Watch the clips at the following marks for a look at some of Riis’s work and to get a sense of his purpose and relevance today: 20:38–25:10, 36:35–38:40, 45:02–47:35, and 50:56–52:16.

Professor Says He Has Solved a Mystery Over a Slave’s Novel

Source: The New York Times

Gregg Hecimovich, a professor of English in South Carolina, may have successfully identified the woman who wrote The Bondwoman’s Narrative. The novel is thought to be the first written by an African-American woman. Until now, no one knew the author’s true identity.

Archaeologists Discover Temple in Egypt Inspired by Greek God Zeus

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

How far did the stories of ancient gods and heroes spread? New evidence suggests that many ancient cultures may have overlapped even more than we realized.