Stuff You Missed in History Class

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A Brief History of Veterinary Medicine Jun 21, 2017

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Animals and humans have been living together for centuries, but standardized veterinary care developed over a long period of time in many different places.

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The Cuyahoga River's Last Fires Jun 19, 2017

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In 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio caught fire, not for the first time, but for the last time. This event is often credited with helping pass the Clean Water Act and inspire the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.

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The Extinction of the Stephens Island Wren Jun 14, 2017

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The extinction of one New Zealand bird species is often attributed to a single cat. While feline predation played a significant role in the end of the Stephens Island wren, the story is actually more complex.

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William Moulton Marston & the Creation of Wonder Woman Jun 12, 2017

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Most people know Wonder Woman as an embodiment of truth and justice, but don't know much about the comic's earlier years or its creator. Marston lived an unconventional life, and in many ways, Wonder Woman was an expression of that life.

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Louis Riel Jun 07, 2017

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Riel was labeled both a traitor and a hero in his time. His work as a political leader for the Métis Nation in the Red River Rebellion led to the establishment of Manitoba. His involvement in the North-West Rebellion did not have a positive outcome.

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Annette Kellerman Jun 05, 2017

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Australian Kellerman gets a lot of the credit for developing the women's one-piece bathing suit. But she was also a competitive swimmer, as well as a vaudeville and film star who designed her own mermaid costumes.

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Maria Sibylla Merian May 31, 2017

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As a naturalist illustrator, Maria Sibylla Merian helped dispel many entomological myths and improved the scientific study of insects and plants, and she did it beautifully.

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The Ladies of Llangollen May 29, 2017

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In the late 18th century, Sarah Ponsonby and Lady Eleanor Butler, also known as the Ladies of Llangollen, abandoned their life in the upper tiers of Irish society and made a home for themselves in Wales. And they became rather famous in the process.

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The Scopes Trial May 24, 2017

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The Scopes Trial, aka the Monkey Trial, played out in Dayton, Tennessee, in the summer of 1925. It all stemmed from a state law prohibiting the teaching of evolution.

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Hitler’s Early Rise and the Night of the Long Knives May 22, 2017

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Over the course of several days in 1934, Adolf Hitler, who was at the time the Nazi Party Leader and Reich Chancellor, directed an action which eliminated all of his political enemies and enabled him to declare himself Fuhrer.

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