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Millennial teacher shares Oregon Trail with her Gen Alpha students and the trauma is real
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (440+ words) “There’s a whole community of us who never made it to Oregon, and we’re still healing.” If you grew up in the ‘90s, the dreaded phrase “You died of dysentery” is probably familiar to you. The pop culture phenomenon known as…...
Maria Mozart, Katharine Wright, and 5 more super-cool unsung sisters of famous men
1+ week, 4+ day ago (828+ words) Several famous historical men had sisters who were remarkable in their own right. History is full of famous men whose names we all recognize. What’s less well known is that many of them had sisters who were every bit as…...
In 1870, a man claimed Margaret E. Knight couldn’t have made her invention. She challenged him and won.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (479+ words) The machine she designed helped pave the way for the paper grocery bags we still use today. Margaret E. Knight applied for a patent on a “Bag Machine” she’d developed, only to learn that another inventor had already claimed parts of…...
In 1856, she became America's first female super sleuth and thwarted an attempt on Lincoln's life.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (566+ words) Kate Warne even thwarted an assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln. Sure, you’ve heard of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, but have you heard of the very real female detective who uncovered would-be embezzlements, served as a war spy, and even…...
How a German pigeon named 'Kaiser' became one of the longest-held POWs in American history
1+ week, 6+ day ago (381+ words) Kaiser was captured by the U.S. in WWI and helped the U.S. Army in WWII in a whole different way. When you think of those who serve their countries in the military, you don’t usually think of pigeons. And yet, thousands of…...
In 1790, Samuel Hopkins was issued the first patent in the United States. It spurred American innovation.
4+ week, 1+ day ago (462+ words) The patent was personally signed by President George Washington. America is full of inventors. Each year, about 370,830 patents are issued, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Patents enable inventors in the U.S. to “exclude others from making, using, offering…...
America's first female soldiers served during WWI. Here's why they were known as 'Hello Girls."
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (460+ words) The “Hello Girls” worked as telephone operators in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. World War I began on July 28, 1914, following the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. However, the United States did not officially enter…...
In 1887, a photographer captured America's stunning Western frontier and Native Americans
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (173+ words) In the United States, the 1880s and 1890s were a time of westward expansion. Thanks to the Homestead Act that was passed during the Civil War on May 20, 1862, Americans could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land to cultivate and settle on for…...
'Pajamas', 'Checkmate', and other common English words you had no idea were Farsi
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (933+ words) These everyday words have been hiding their Persian roots in plain sight. Most people can spot a French or Spanish loanword in English. But there are dozens of words woven into everyday conversation that trace back to an even older…...
How the female 'Paul Revere' named Dicey Langston became a Revolutionary War heroine
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (500+ words) The South Carolina native was just 15 when she traveled overnight to save a regiment of Patriot soldiers. The Revolutionary War officially began on April 19, 1775, with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. It lasted until the signing of the…...