Up against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out
Hank Greenberg might be the best baseball player you’ve never heard of.
What really started the American Civil War?
The U.S. citizenship test – which immigrants must pass before becoming citizens of the United States – has this question: “Name one problem that led to the Civil War.”
Penance and plague: How the Black Death changed one of Christianity’s most important rituals
The 14th century is known for catastrophe.
Overcrowded US national parks need a reservation system
The exponential growth in visitors is generating pollution and putting wildlife at risk to a degree that threatens the future of the park system.
What happened to Confederate money after the Civil War?
When the Confederate army surrendered in April 1865, graybacks lost any remaining value they might have had.
Harriet Tubman: Biden revives plan to put a Black woman of faith on the $20 bill
Harriet Tubman worked as a slave, spy and eventually an abolitionist. Her belief in God helped her remain fearless.
Union gunboats didn’t just attack rebel military sites – they went after civilian property, too
During the American Civil War, huge metal monsters roamed the Mississippi River.
Why are there seven days in a week?
The Babylonians were astute observers and interpreters of the heavens, and it is largely thanks to them that our weeks are seven days long.
Trump’s border wall threatens an Arizona oasis with a long, diverse history
While the waters of Quitobaquito have attracted a wide array of peoples for more than 10,000 years, each wave of newcomers tends to erase the evidence of those who came before them.