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When a Trailblazing Suffragist and a Crusading Prosecutor Teamed Up to Expose an Election Conspiracy
Published: September 5, 2024 11:00
An unlikely duo exposed political corruption in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1914—and set a new precedent for fair voting across the country
A Century Ago, a Mob Brutally Attacked an American Diplomat in Persia. His Death Shaped U.S.-Iran Relations for Decades
Published: September 5, 2024 10:15
The July 1924 killing of Robert Imbrie fueled the rise of the Pahlavi dynasty and set the stage for both a CIA-backed 1953 coup and the 1979 Iran hostage crisis
The Celtic Origins of Trick-or-Treating
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/celtic-origins-trick-treating-halloween-180984916/
Published: September 5, 2024 10:00
The spine-tingling roots of a mischievous Halloween tradition
How Black Americans in the South Boldly Defied Jim Crow to Build Business Empires of Their Own
Published: September 4, 2024 11:00
The Great Migration transformed the nation—but millions of African Americans never left their Southern communities. Their unlikely success makes their stories all the more remarkable
Remarkable Documents Lay Bare New York’s History of Slavery
Published: September 3, 2024 12:00
A newly digitized set of records reveal the plight and bravery of enslaved people in the North
General MacArthur's Dramatic WWII Comeback Began in Australia. Trace His Journey From the Outback to the Queensland Coast
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/general-macarthur-australia-wwii-comeback-180984897/
Published: September 3, 2024 11:00
After a harrowing escape from the Philippines, the prickly American famously vowed "I shall return" from a remote train station before marshaling Allied forces to victory
To Trick the Nazis, This Master of Deception Invented Fake Fleets and Armies
Published: September 3, 2024 10:15
During World War II, British officer Dudley Clarke led A Force, a Cairo-based military unit that fed false information to the Germans
How Did British Politicians React to America’s Attempts at Independence? Rather Poorly!
Published: August 29, 2024 11:00
When the Colonies got too brassy, the English Parliament went ballistic—despite some wise voices of reason
To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
Published: August 29, 2024 10:15
In August 1945, John K. Bremyer undertook a 124-hour, 9,000-mile journey to Tokyo Bay, where he delivered the flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 to Admiral William Halsey's USS "Missouri"
At a Bold Meeting 250 Years Ago, the Continental Congress Set America in Motion
Published: August 28, 2024 12:00
While far less famous than the coalition that met in 1775, this group of founders found agreement in their disagreements and laid the groundwork for a revolution