Stuff you Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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The Great Moon Hoax of 1835, Part 2
As the New York Sun's series of astonishing moon discoveries ...
As the New York Sun's series of astonishing moon discoveries concluded, most people recognized that it was a hoax. But what made people buy into the tall tale in the first place?
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The Great Moon Hoax of 1835, Part 1
In August 1835, the New York Sun ran a series ...
In August 1835, the New York Sun ran a series about some utterly mind-blowing discoveries made by Sir John Herschel about the lunar surface. The serial had everything: moon poppies, goat-like unicorns, lunar beavers and even bat people.
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P.A.R.C., Mills and Special Education
Until 1975, children with disabilities in the U.S. weren’t guaranteed ...
Until 1975, children with disabilities in the U.S. weren’t guaranteed the right to a public education. The ruling in Brown v. Board sparked a series of cases related to children who had been segregated or restricted from schools based on disabilities.
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The History of Carousels
Carousels are part of childhood, but they were originally billed ...
Carousels are part of childhood, but they were originally billed as an entertainment for adults and children alike. And even further back than that, it's believed that they were used to train horsemen.
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Dr. Vera Peters
Dr. Peters helped revolutionize the treatment of both breast cancer ...
Dr. Peters helped revolutionize the treatment of both breast cancer and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. But, at the time, her work was largely dismissed.
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Pharaoh Djoser and Egypt’s First Pyramid
The pyramids at Giza are iconic Egyptian landmarks, but they ...
The pyramids at Giza are iconic Egyptian landmarks, but they weren't the first to appear. Djoser and his vizier Imhotep are credited with starting the pyramid trend.
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Hartford Circus Fire
In 1944, one of the most disastrous fires in U.S. ...
In 1944, one of the most disastrous fires in U.S. history broke out during a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performance. Dozens of lives were lost and hundreds of people were injured as the largest big top in the country was consumed by flames.
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The Night Witches
The Night Witches were an all-female bombing regiment in the ...
The Night Witches were an all-female bombing regiment in the Soviet Air Force. Flying biplanes meant for dusting crops and training new recruits, they dropped 23,000 tons of bombs on German forces in WWII.
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Artemisia Gentileschi
She's often called the greatest female painter of the Baroque ...
She's often called the greatest female painter of the Baroque period, though there were only a few to compare her to. Her work is extraordinary, and reflects the influences of her father Orazio Gentileschi and Caravaggio.
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Codex Gigas
This massive medieval manuscript, nicknamed “The Devil’s Bible,” contains multiple ...
This massive medieval manuscript, nicknamed “The Devil’s Bible,” contains multiple lengthy entries, a few shorter pieces, and several illustrations. Written by a single scribe, the Codex Gigas is often sensationalized in stories about its creation.
