Robert Smalls: The Slave Who Stole a Confederate Warship and Became a Congressman
(via mental_floss) Robert Smalls was an enslaved African American who, during and after the American Civil War, gained freedom and
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US History
It’s been more than a century since a US president had facial hair
(via Quartz) The last time facial hair graced the face of a US president was March 4, 1913. This was
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16 Revolutionary Facts About Gilbert Stuart’s ‘Lansdowne Portrait’
(via mental_floss) American painter Gilbert Stuart’s legacy is defined, in part, by his iconic painting of the first U.S. President,
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15 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’
(via FlavorWire) On February 4, 1938 Walt Disney’s earliest animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs had a
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Five Landmarks of Atomic Nevada
(via Atlas Obscura) When the threat of nuclear weapons loomed during the 1950s, a whopping 928 atomic tests were performed in Nevada, mostly in
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The History of Black Hats, White Hats, And Villains
(via Atlas Obscura) In the fictional American West, good and evil were not so clearcut. Go digging into the history
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When Giant Sequoias Were Sacrificed for Traveling Sideshows
(via Atlas Obscura) During the second half of the 19th century, when traveling sideshows were all the rage, the so-called
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15 Things You Might Not Know About ‘American Gothic’
(via mental_floss) Few paintings are as iconic as Grant Wood’s American Gothic. The piece’s staging is so embedded into American
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10 Enduring Triumphs of America’s Greatest Infrastructure Boom
(via Popular Mechanics) It’s been nearly eight decades since FDR enacted the first programs of the New Deal, and its
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Marie Connolly Owens, America’s First Female Police Officer
(via mental_floss) Because of their non-standard appointments and powers, determining who was the country’s first policewoman is challenging. Both Lola
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The Hidden Room Behind Mount Rushmore
(via mental_floss) In the 14 years he spent planning, sculpting, and overseeing the completion of the Mount Rushmore monument, artist
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Apollo 1: Pure oxygen, a single spark, and death in 17 seconds
(via Ars Technica) 50 years ago this week, on January 27, 1967, tragedy struck the Apollo Lunar program program when
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