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Sarah Josepha Hale: The Woman Who Made Thanksgiving a National Holiday

Sarah Josepha Hale spent 17 years convincing presidents to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. This is the forgotten story of the widow who shaped…

Nov 27 •

Hypatia of Alexandria: The Mathematician Who Threatened an Empire

Ancient Alexandria produced countless scholars, but only one achieved such prominence that her brutal murder sent shockwaves across the Roman Empire.

Oct 11 •

The Fourteen Sapa Incas: Sacred Rulers Who Expanded and Lost an Empire (Part 2)

Later Sapa Incas turned these foundations into a continental empire, but internal strife and conquest would bring it to a dramatic end.

Oct 2 •

The Fourteen Sapa Incas: Sacred Rulers Who Built an Empire (Part 1)

The legendary founders of Cusco and their early successors laid the divine, administrative, and cultural foundations of the Inca Empire.

Sep 25 •

Thomas Edison's Secret: The Inventions He Didn't Actually Invent

Thomas Alva Edison occupies an almost mythical place in American innovation history.

Sep 20 •

The Ruthless Conquest: How Hernán Cortés Destroyed an Empire

Five centuries after Spanish boots first touched Mexican soil, the legacy of Hernán Cortés continues to provoke intense scholarly debate across academic…

Sep 5 •

Historical Women Honored Through Global Currency

Currency serves as more than mere economic exchange, it functions as a canvas for national identity, cultural values, and historical memory.

Aug 16 •

Medieval Mothers: The Wild World of Childbirth in the Middle Ages

Medieval childbirth combined teams of midwives, eagle stones, prayer-washed remedies, and divine intervention in fascinating survival strategies.

Jul 31 •

Benozzo Gozzoli: A Renaissance Master of Fresco and Faith

During the Renaissance, a boy named Benozzo Gozzoli who was a tailor’s son painted some of the most colorful frescoes in Florence.

May 20 •

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