History Knowledge 10 Virtual History Museums and Experiences to Explore From Home April 26, 2020September 30, 2023 Vanniyar Adrian The need for social distancing may have forced museums and historic sites around the world to close for the moment, but many have made their
History Knowledge The Race to Pass Suffrage Before the 1920 Election April 26, 2020September 30, 2023 Vanniyar Adrian The year 1917 was very important for the suffrage movement. Having lost the chance to defeat the reelection of President Woodrow Wilson, who had initially
History Knowledge When Polio Triggered Fear Among Parents in the Post-World War II Era April 26, 2020September 30, 2023 Vanniyar Adrian In the 1950s, the polio virus terrified American families. Parents tried “social distancing” – effectively and out of fear. Polio was not part of the
History Knowledge How Doctors Fought Spanish Flu, Measles Using Plasma From Recovered Patients April 26, 2020September 30, 2023 Vanniyar Adrian In 1934, a doctor at a private boys’ school in Pennsylvania tried a unique method to ward off a potentially fatal measles epidemic. Dr. J.
History Knowledge What Language Did Jesus Speak? April 26, 2020September 30, 2023 Vanniyar Adrian While scholars generally agree that Jesus was a true historical figure, the debate has long raged around the events and circumstances of his life
History Knowledge How National Income Tax Began Under President Taft April 26, 2020March 10, 2024 Vanniyar Adrian Each year, millions of Americans must accumulate their financial records and fill out forms – or pay professionals to do it for them – in
History Knowledge Quarantined for Life: The Tragic History of US Leprosy Colonies April 26, 2020September 30, 2023 Vanniyar Adrian For millennia, a diagnosis of leprosy meant a life sentence of social isolation. People with the disease now known as Hansen’s disease – a bacterial
History Knowledge What Went Wrong on Apollo 13? April 26, 2020September 30, 2023 Vanniyar Adrian For almost 56 hours after the launch of the Apollo 13 mission on April 11, 1970, it appeared to be the smoothest flight in NASA’s
History Knowledge How the Union Pulled Off a Presidential Election During the Civil War April 26, 2020March 10, 2024 Vanniyar Adrian The United States has never delayed a presidential election. But there was one case where some wondered if the country should do it: when