LessonsBeyondTheStory

Why Chickens With Arms Are Taking Over Social Media?

The Black Death Cure: What We Know And What We Don't

‘Loose lips sink ships’: How Northern Newspapers Gave Away Vital Intelligence to the Confederacy

In January 1918, as U.S. participation in World War I neared its first anniversary, historian James G. Randall of the University of Illinois wrote..

The Spitfire’s Looks Could Kill

Celebrated for its role alongside the Hawker Hurricane in defending British skies in 1940, the agile Spitfire soon took on an offensive role,..

He Rode with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Was He the Deadliest Member of the Wild Bunch?

Wild Bunch gang leader Butch Cassidy (real name Robert LeRoy Parker) and cohort the Sundance Kid (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh) are known for having..

Antietam’s Gory Aftermath: How the Union Army’s Post-Battle Occupation Devastated Sharpsburg’s Civilians

By the time sunset closed the Battle of Antietam September 17, 1862, nearly 23,000 men were dead, wounded, captured, or missing, making the fight the ..