HISTORYadded this to StoriesGloria Vanderbilt Why the Custody Battle for Young Gloria Vanderbilt Riveted Depression-Era Americahistory.com - By Becky Little Gloria Laura Vanderbilt was only 10 when she became an unwilling tabloid sensation. It was 1934, and she was the subject of a nasty custody battle …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory How the Supreme Court's 1960s ‘Redistricting Revolution’ Tackled the Rural/Urban Voting Dividehistory.com - By Becky Little In the United States, where you live can affect the power of your vote. And before the era of gerrymandering, a series of U.S. Supreme Court …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesRobert F. Kennedy Key Moments in the Cuban Missile Crisishistory.com - By Patrick J. Kiger The Cuban Missile Crisis was among the scariest events of the Cold War. The 13-day showdown brought the world’s two superpowers to the brink of …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory Tycoon John D. Rockefeller Couldn't Hide His Father's Con Man Pasthistory.com - By Erin Blakemore When he was a child, John D. Rockefeller watched his father count his money—huge wads of which he refused to keep in a bank and lovingly stacked in …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesVietnam Which Countries Were Players in the Vietnam War?history.com - By Jesse Greenspan The Vietnam War was ostensibly a civil war between the Communist North and pro-Western South. Yet the Vietnamese didn’t do all the fighting. The …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory What Happened at the Stonewall Riots? A Timeline of the 1969 Uprisinghistory.com - By Sarah Pruitt On a hot summer night in 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a bar located in New York City’s Greenwich Village that served as a haven for the …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory Inside the Harrowing Journey of the First Nonstop Transatlantic Flighthistory.com - By Erin Blakemore When it was all over, Captain John Alcock, an English pilot, telegraphed his story to newspaper reporters around the world. He was exhausted by a …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesCharles Manson How Charles Manson Took Sick Inspiration From the Beatles' 'Helter Skelter'history.com - By Lesley Kennedy Innocent song using the symbol of a playground slide as a metaphor, or subliminal lyrics inciting a race war and murder? Ask Paul McCartney what he …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesApollo Missions How Many Times Has the U.S. Landed on the Moon?history.com - By Dave Roos The moment is etched in the collective memory of an entire generation—the blurry black-and-white image of Neil Armstrong descending the stairs of the …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory The Archbishop of Canterbury's Wife Kept Falling in Love With Women. He Knew All About Ithistory.com - By Ella Morton In 1859, at 18, Mary Benson married her second cousin Edward, the man who would eventually become Archbishop of Canterbury. Mary wrote many …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesU.S. Supreme Court The Supreme Court Rulings That Have Shaped Gay Rights in Americahistory.com - By Joseph Bennington-Castro The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) was established in 1789, but it didn't rule on a case that directly influenced gay rights until …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesCoca-Cola How the 'Blood Feud' Between Coke and Pepsi Escalated During the 1980s Cola Warshistory.com - By Becky Little The great Cola Wars of the 1980s were a battle between Coca-Cola and PepsiCo for dominance. The disastrous introduction of “New Coke” in 1985 …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesMilitary History Women of the WWII Workforce: Photos Show the Real-Life Rosie the Rivetershistory.com - By Madison Horne When the United States entered World War II after the 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor, men shipped overseas by the millions to serve in the war. This …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory 12 of the Most Iconic Cars in TV Historyhistory.com - By Robert Kahn The TV and auto industries have flourished side by side for 70 years, so it’s only natural that the vehicles driven by characters of the small screen …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesMoon Landing The Wildest Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories, Debunkedhistory.com - By Becky Little The Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969 was one of the most astonishing achievements in human history. That day, an estimated 530 million TV …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory How Gay Culture Blossomed During the Roaring Twentieshistory.com - By Sarah Pruitt On a Friday night in February 1926, a crowd of some 1,500 packed the Renaissance Casino in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood for the 58th …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory Stonewall Riots Apology: NYPD Commissioner Says 1969 Police Raids Were 'Wrong'history.com - By Erin Blakemore Police crowded the Stonewall Inn, beating the bar’s patrons with nightsticks and brandishing their guns. In 1969, it was common practice for police …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesFBI Bigfoot Was Investigated by the FBI. Here's What They Foundhistory.com - By Becky Little Legends of large, ape-like beasts can be found all over the world. Since the 1950s, the United States’ version of this has been “Bigfoot.” And since …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory 7 Surprising Facts About D-Dayhistory.com - By History.com Editors The legacy of D-Day resonates through history: It was the largest-ever amphibious military invasion. Allied forces faced rough weather and fierce …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory Eating Bats, Drinking Urine: 5 Stunning Real-Life Survival Storieshistory.com - By History.com Editors HISTORY's series Alone drops contestants into some of the planet's most punishing environments, with a bare minimum of clothing, safety and survival …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesWorld War II Interactive: Why D-Day Was One of the Most Stunning Feats of World War IIhistory.com - By History Staff Seventy-five years ago, the Allied powers in World War II decided to take the fight against Adolf Hitler directly to France. Planned for more than …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory American Women Fought for Suffrage for 70 Years. It Took WWI to Finally Achieve Ithistory.com - By Abigail Higgins Helen Dore Boylston was a young American nurse serving on the front lines of World War I, so she was no stranger to chaos. But the steady drone of …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesAmerican History A Black Medic Saved Hundreds on D-Day. Was He Deprived of a Medal of Honor?history.com - By Jesse Greenspan Heavy machine-gun fire greeted a nauseous and bloody Waverly B. Woodson, Jr. as he disembarked onto Omaha Beach the morning of June 6, 1944. A German …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesFossils Sparkling Opal Preserved This New Dinosaur Species for 100 Million Yearshistory.com - By Becky Little Ancient cultures have long considered opal a special gemstone because of its ability to capture so many different colors. Turns out, that’s not all …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory A Ship of Jewish Refugees Was Refused U.S. Landing in 1939. This Was Their Fatehistory.com - By Erin Blakemore As the M.S. St. Louis cruised off the coast of Miami in June 1939, its passengers could see the lights of the city glimmering. But the United States …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory For the Original K-Pop Stars, Survival Depended on Making it in Americahistory.com - By Jessica Prois When Sue Kim arrived to the U.S. after leaving her home in Korea, decimated by war, she found herself performing at the storied Thunderbird and …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory How Many Were Killed on D-Day?history.com - By Dave Roos It was the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare. On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 brave young soldiers from the United States, the …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory The Pink Triangle: From Nazi Label to Symbol of Gay Pridehistory.com - By Matt Mullen Before the pink triangle became a worldwide symbol of gay power and pride, it was intended as a badge of shame. In Nazi Germany, a downward-pointing …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesClassic Cars Why There's No Such Thing as a 1983 Corvettehistory.com - By Jim Koscs With its rare production models, classic racers and intriguing concept cars, the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, can awe even …
HISTORYadded this to StoriesHistory UFO Investigations: Revealing Documents from HISTORY's 'Unidentified'history.com - By History.com Staff Why did Luis Elizondo, director of the Pentagon's hush-hush program investigation UAPs, or unidentified aerial phenomena, step down from his post? …
