Stories

Secret Love Letters of Two Gay Soldiers from WWII Made into Movie

In 2008, hundreds of love letters between two gay WWII soldiers, Gilbert Bradley and Gordon…

Lords of Tobacco: The Story of America’s Aristocracy

When the vast majority of people think of the NFL, their initial thoughts aren't usually…

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…

The Teddy Bear that Saved a Family from the Holocaust

When the Butzke family fled Austria in 1940, they sewed valuables into their son's teddy…

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…

How Teddy Roosevelt Beat the Racists and Saved Minnie Cox’s Legacy

Theodore Roosevelt and Minnie Cox No one could have said that Minnie Cox was anything…

This teacher’s story of compassion has a twist that will leave you touched

The exact details of what happened to Laurence C. Jones one day in 1917, are…

The hilarious reason why Lord Byron brought his pet bear to college

By Stephanie Weber Romantic poet Lord Byron is known for many controversies and beautiful verses,…

Zenobia, The Syrian Queen Who Stood Up to Rome

The Syrian Queen Who Stood Up to Rome By Stephanie Weber Zenobia, Syrian Queen Ancient…

Mary Toft, the 18th-Century Woman who Gave Birth to Rabbits

By Stephanie Weber In 1726, a poor woman in Godalming, Surrey named Mary Toft was…