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The incredible story of how Harvey Wiley and his 'Poison Squad' — men who willingly ate poison — fought to create America's first food and drug laws.
May 10, 2026
In 1861, Mathew Brady spent his entire fortune to bring cameras to the battlefield. The photographs he and his team produced showed Americans the true face of war for the first time — and changed history.
May 9, 2026
In 1930, Lewis Hine climbed to the top of the world's tallest building under construction. The ironworkers he photographed — many of them Mohawk men from Canada — had no safety nets and no hesitation. Hine had neither, either.
May 9, 2026
May 3, 1963, Birmingham, Alabama. Police dogs and fire hoses turned on peaceful marchers. The photographs moved a president — and produced the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
May 2, 2026
A pea-picker's camp in California, 1936. One photograph by Dorothea Lange triggered the fastest government emergency relief in American history.
May 1, 2026
A cotton mill in North Carolina, 1908. One photograph by Lewis Hine took 30 years to complete America's child labor law — but it got there.
Apr 30, 2026
John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, was shot and killed in a Virginia barn in the early hours of April 26, 1865. April 25th was the tense night federal investigators closed in on him. We take a closer look at the assassin's flight, his end, and the hidden stories behind it all.
Apr 25, 2026
Rose Greenhow was the queen of Washington D.C.'s social scene during the Civil War. She was also the Confederacy's most dangerous spy, passing Union secrets through hidden messages.
Apr 21, 2026
After negotiations that began on April 9, 1865, the Confederacy's last resistance effectively crumbled around April 21, propelling the American Civil War toward its end. Let's revisit the dramatic moments of how four blood-soaked years of civil war finally came to a close.
Apr 21, 2026On April 10, 1865, news of General Lee's surrender reached Washington D.C., sending the entire North into celebration. But just four days later, Lincoln was assassinated.
Apr 10, 2026On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively bringing the American Civil War to a close. As four blood-soaked years of war came to an end, something remarkable unfolded between the two generals.
Apr 9, 2026
Just days before the Civil War came to a close, what did Abraham Lincoln see and feel on April 8, 1865, standing in the heart of the front lines? A look at the quietest day on the eve of victory.
Apr 8, 2026
On April 7, 1865, General Ulysses Grant sent a letter to Robert E. Lee requesting his surrender. Two days later, the Civil War came to a close at Appomattox.
Apr 7, 2026
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr., the iconic figure of the Civil Rights Movement, was assassinated on the balcony of a Memphis motel. His death shook America to its core and forever altered the course of history.
Apr 4, 2026
On April 1, 1865, the Union secured a decisive victory at the Battle of Five Forks, setting the final act of the Civil War in motion. This battle, fought on April Fools' Day, marked the opening of the most dramatic turning point in American history.
Apr 1, 2026On March 29, 1865, General Ulysses Grant launched the Appomattox Campaign, opening the final chapter of the Civil War. Just ten days later, the division of the United States would officially come to a close.
Mar 29, 2026
On March 27, 1964, the largest earthquake in North American history struck Alaska. This event went beyond a mere natural disaster, completely transforming America's emergency response system.
Mar 27, 2026