In 1968 – the Miss America beauty pageant became the focus of an audacious protest that helped move feminism forward.
America Explained
Exploring America’s history and how it impacts today’s society – from the Founding Mothers to what marijuana tells us about States’ rights
The Tulsa Race Massacre Explained
It was one of the deadliest terror attacks in US history. So why wasn’t the Tulsa Race Massacre properly taught in US schools until 2019?
The Chinese Massacre Explained
The Chinese Massacre of 1871 was the deadliest lynching in US history – wiping out 10% of LA’s immigrant Chinese population in the space of just a few hours.
Manhattan Project Human Experiments
When scientists at the top secret ‘Manhattan project’ wanted to discover how radioactive bomb materials could affect the human body – they secretly injected terminally ill patients with uranium to find out.
The Havasupai Project
When the Havasupai tribe became the subject of a medical trial in the 1990s, their DNA was covertly used for scientific testing that participants had not consented to.
Gaylord Nelson and the Origins of Earth Day
On April 22, 1970, the US went climate crazy – as 20 million Americans took part in the very first Earth Day.
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was one of the worst economic disasters America has ever experienced. But it’s also a period that produced some of the great innovations in US history.
Coast to Coast: America’s First Transcontinental Railroad
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 was one of the first mass media events in US history.
Cult of Domesticity: Defining Womanhood
The Cult of Domesticity was a school of thought that middle and upper class women should be confined to the home and aspire to be model wives and mothers.
The Underground Railroad: On the Road to Freedom
A sprawling network of secret routes, pathways and safe houses, the Underground Railroad helped countless enslaved people escape to freedom in the 18th and 19th centuries.