A routine NYPD raid of the local LGBTQ+ club, the Stonewall Inn, occurred on June 28th, 1969. The Stonewall Riots, or Stonewall Rebellion, were six days of protesting in response to the blatant homophobia...
Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. Earhart openly defied traditional gender roles from a young age. She played basketball, took a course on auto repair, and shortly attended...
Many people raise the question of why Hitler was such a horrible person. Many people are horrible. He was just put in charge. How did he get where he was though?
Hitler was born on April 20th, 1889,...
The Holocaust was a mass genocide event that happened shortly before and during WW2. Adolf Hilter was the main man in charge, and he was the one that began the holocaust. He became chancellor in 1933 which...
Feminism has a long and challenging history. French philosopher Charles Fourier coined the term feminism in 1837. The first attempt to organize a women’s rights movement was around July 1848 in Seneca...
Aaron Burr was born on February 6, 1756, in Newark, New Jersey. His father, Aaron Burr Senior, was the president of the College of New Jersey and was a Presbyterian minister. His mother, Esther Edwards...
Cleopatra’s full name is Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, which means Cleopatra the Father-Loving Goddess in Greek. Cleopatra was born in 69 BC in Egypt, but was not actually an Egyptian. Her family origins...
The Salem witch trials began in the spring of 1962 in Salem, Massachusetts. When a group of girls said the devil had possessed them. They went on to accuse several women in their village of witchcraft....
Pirates, the swashbuckling sailors, responsible for the theft of Aztec gold and the pillaging of villages. They are usually associated with males, too, not often do you hear the mention of a female pirate....
Diversity has been a problem for a very long time. We have been through thick and thin just to get to the point we are today. The history of when people were welcome and accepted is a very long list that...
With Betsy Ross’s flag held high and soldiers slowly taking the high ground, we won the battle against Britain in Yorktown with many casualties and hard work leading up to the fight. In order to understand...
Greece and Rome have been at each other's throats for as long as Rome has been Rome. The Roman people were originally known as Etruscans until the Latins kicked them out. Rome has been to war with Greece...
