Who Invented the TV Dinner?
Televised dinners – those frozen, pre-cooked, pre-portioned meals that can be reheated and ready to eat in minutes – became…
How the Aztec Empire Was Forged Through a Triple Alliance
The Aztec Empire was a moving and fragile alliance of three main city-states. The largest and most powerful of the…
How Barbara Jordan’s 1974 Speech Marked a Turning Point in the Watergate Scandal
In a perfect storm of unlikely circumstances, Barbara Jordan, a young congresswoman from Houston, Texas who grew up in isolation,…
George Washington is born – HISTORY
On February 22, 1732, George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the first of six children to Augustine and…
Americans hold a Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden
Larry Froeber / New York Daily News Archive / Getty Images Six and a half months before Adolf Hitler’s invasion…
Why Labor Unions Declined in the 1920s
Why was the 1920s such a difficult time for American unions? Call it a reaction against their growing strength. After…
How the Perfect Lawn Became a Symbol of the American Dream
With the rise of suburbs in post-WWII America, the Perfect Lawn has become a powerful symbol of the American dream.…
Archaeologist Opens King Tut Tomb
On February 16, 1923, in Thebes, Egypt, English archaeologist Howard Carter entered the sealed burial chamber of the former Egyptian…
Who Is Cupid? – HISTORY
The mention of Cupid usually conjures up images of a baby cherub wielding a bow and arrows, but this was…