In this article Janet Ford discusses the horrific act of infanticide in the nineteenth century with the help of records from London’s Old Bailey court
Body parts and the strangeness of the human anatomy have fascinated people for centuries. And they have been displayed and collected for some time. Here,
Jupiter Hammon was born into slavery in the early eighteenth century in one of the Northern states. However, he came out better than most slaves
It may seem strange, but there is very strong evidence that the White House killed a number of presidents in the mid-nineteenth century. The deaths
Nineteenth century poet Margaret Fuller died in a tragic way in 1850. And it was the writer Ralph Waldo Emerson who was perhaps most devastated
The banjo has a popular place in American culture. But few people know of the instrument’s complex roots. In this article, Reed Parker discusses how
The Red Ball Express was a supply line that was set up to ensure that the Allied troops who invaded France in 1944 were well
Phillis Wheatley was an amazing and intriguing woman who became a famous and noteworthy poetess in the latter eighteenth century. And what is most intriguing
Child sacrifice, while completely repugnant and bizarre to modern eyes, has happened at times in history. In this article, Joe Greenslade investigates the practice of
James K. Polk, eleventh US President, has gone down in history as the man who finished the westward expansion of America through a great plan