Tag: history
New Exhibit Highlights the So-Called ‘Harriet Tubman of Texas’
Silvia Hector Webber, the so-called “Harriet Tubman of Texas,” offered refuge and aid to enslaved people in South Texas. Researchers have uncovered her never-before-seen freedom papers documenting her role in the fight for freedom. A new exhibit at UT Aus...
The American Revolution
Martha Teichner reports on the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, which features exhibits like George Washington's tent, a piece of the original North Bridge from Concord, Massachusetts, and a look at how the war changed life for African A...
New Library of Congress Exhibit Highlights Rare Historical Artifacts
Housed inside the Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, is a treasure trove from past and present in the new "Collecting Memories" exhibit which opened this week.
The Sound of the Stonewall Uprising
DJ and Producer Honey Dijon curates a new jukebox exhibit at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, the site of the birthplace of the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in America.
The Breathtaking Courage of Harriet Tubman
Take a closer look at the life of escaped slave and American icon Harriet Tubman, who liberated over 700 enslaved people using the Underground Railroad.
Borley Rectory: The Most Haunted House In Britain
Borley Rectory was a house located in Borley, Essex, famous for being described as "the most haunted house in England" by psychic researcher Harry Price. Built in 1862 to house the rector of the parish of Borley and his family, the house was badly damaged...
True Story of The Nun: The Haunting of Borley Rectory
Exploring the haunting of one of the most haunted locations in the world, The Borley Rectory. Uncovering the haunted history of this location, exploring the demon Valek and learning about the origins of The Conjurings Nun. This is the true story of The Nu...
The Bell Family Curse: Real American Horror Story
Journey into the heart of Tennessee's chilling folklore as we explore the legend of the Bell Witch.
Whoopi Goldberg’s One Woman Show (1985)
Whoopi Goldberg in her original one-woman show "Direct from Broadway" in 1985.
The Dark History of IQ Tests
Explore the history of IQ tests; how they measure a person’s intelligence and the ways they have been used to justify scientifically baseless ideologies.
What Food was Served at Wild West Saloons?
"Baked Pork and Beans" from the book "Cooking for Profit by Jessup Whitehead, 1886"
Red, Yellow, and Green Curry, and How Thai Restaurants Took Over the World
Red, Yellow, and Green Curry- the so-called "Stoplight" Curries at the center of overseas Thai menus- are, to fans around the world, presented as a single category.
What life feels like at 101 - Betty Reid Soskin
Betty Reid Soskin recently retired from being America's oldest park ranger, and is famous for tirelessly shedding light on the forgotten history of racial segregation in California.
Our Most Mysterious Extinct Cousins
There was a group of hominins, those creatures more closely related to us than to chimpanzees, that did take a different, parallel journey from our ancestors. Our paths ran beside each other - and potentially even crossed at times - but while ours led us...
Lionel Richie on the Making of “We Are the World”
Four decades ago, Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson teamed up to write a charity song to raise funds to fight famine in Africa – and they got the biggest stars of the music world in the same room with producer Quincy Jones to record it.