Learn about the bizarre and often dangerous medical treatments used in America up until the 20th century.
Things You Didn’t Know
Did you know that cats were CIA operatives during the Cold War, (yes I did say cats)? Or that blood was literally spilled over the equal rights amendment? Through this series we take a look at the unexpected stories, facts and people that shine a light on bigger concepts and ideas in American History.
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.
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.
Industrial Espionage: The War on Information
Industrial espionage, or the theft of trade secrets, costs the US economy between $188 and $540 billion dollars every year.
Vietnam Veterans: Injustice Back Home
The untold story of the Vietnam veterans left to endure the mental and physical scars they’d suffered alone.
Iroquois Confederacy: The Birth of Democracy
How the Iroquois Confederacy influenced the founding fathers and early American democracy
Slavery and the Civil War
Think you know all about the Civil War? Think again! This is the untold story of why the North took up arms against the South.
How America Prepared for Nuclear War
Think America was prepared for the ultimate Cold War threat? Think again! This is the untold story of how the US prepped citizens for a potential atom-bomb Armageddon.
American POWs in Asia: The Hidden Heroes of WW2
They experienced incredibly hardships in the fight against fascism. This is the story of the US servicemen and women held as prisoners of war.
The Equal Rights Amendment
Think the US Constitution protects equal rights for women? Think again! This is the untold story of the Equal Rights Amendment.