5 Things You Should Know About Juneteenth
Juneteenth is celebrated in the U.S. on June 19th, and celebrations of Juneteenth have become more and more widespread over the years. It marks a special day in United States...
The Incredible Reason the Choctaw and the Irish Have a Special Bond
Only 14 years after most of the Choctaw people were forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears, the tribe, though they had little to give, donated $170 (over $5,000 today),...
Ronald McNair, the Boy Who Refused to Leave the Library
Ronald McNair was one of the astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger when it exploded after takeoff in 1986. McNair earned his Ph.D. in physics at MIT and became a...
How Teddy Roosevelt Beat the Racists and Saved Minnie Cox’s Legacy
Theodore Roosevelt and Minnie Cox [caption id="attachment_4027" align="alignnone" width="200"] Minnie Cox[/caption] No one could have said that Minnie Cox was anything but a great postmaster. She was efficient and dedicated...
Mademoiselle Maupin, the 17th-century bisexual sword-fighting singer
The extraordinary, rebellious life of Julie D’Aubigny, also known as Mademoiselle Maupin Born in 1673, Julie D’Aubigny, known as Mademoiselle Maupin, had shown a flair for music and arts from...
The 2,500-Year-Old History of Adults Blaming the Younger Generation
Long before Tide Pods, we were blaming "millennials" in some form or another for ruining everything we hold sacred, and having no morals or intelligence. But somehow those hooligans grow...