Colin Scanlon

Joined: Jan 6, 2025

The world changed forever when the U.S. detonated two atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in August 1945.

Dorothy Thompson, Helen Gurley Brown, and Ida B. Wells.

George Rappleyea and John Scopes (left) instigated the trial in Dayton, Tennessee, where Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan (right) battled over Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Villa Baviera was originally a Germany colony known as Colonia Dignidad.

Inspiring to imagine but nightmarish to live in, these failed communes have become cautionary tales in hubris and ego.

A mural titled ‘The Security of the People’ by Seymour Fogel, illustrating the values and programs put forth by the New Deal.

Nearly 100 years after the Great Depression, Americans are still benefiting from New Deal programs—and their protections and entitlements have become such a part of the social fabric that we often take them for granted. Here are just a few.

Queen Victoria wore a lot of black after her husband's death.

Royals from Queen Victoria to Princess Diana have left their mark on the world of fashion.

While they might not have been old enough to drive, they were old enough to steer history.

Amelia Earhart, Ambrose Bierce, and Jimmy Hoffa.

First they made history, then they vanished from it.

Jane Fonda (left) and Nguyễn Thị Bình (right).

From Vietcong diplomats to American anti-war activists, these women made their mark on one of the 20th century’s most controversial conflicts.

U.S. Marines preparing to evacuate American and Vietnamese civilians during the fall of Saigon.

From the Gulf of Tonkin Incident to the Tet Offensive to the Fall of Saigon, we go over some of the most significant battles of the Vietnam War.

The Vietnam War was a highly controversial conflict. We break down some of the most common questions about the war, from why the U.S. entered the conflict to who ultimately won.

What do Julia Child, Paul Revere, and Harriet Tubman all have in common? Each played a crucial role in the clandestine world of espionage and intelligence.