Who Is Cupid?
The mention of Cupid typically conjures up images of a cherubic infant wielding a bow and arrow, but ...View More
The Surprising Origins of the Fortune Cookie
Where did fortune cookies come from—and how did they become so ubiquitous?It’s customary in many res ...View More
How Many US Presidents Have Faced Censure?
Since 1800, 14 sitting presidents have faced censure by either the Senate or the House of Representa ...View More
5 Iconic Mashup Inventions That Have Stood the Test of Time
Mashup inventions have changed all of our lives. Imagine how crowded nightstands would be if they ne ...View More
15 of America's Most Historic Restaurants
How does a restaurant become “historic”? For most American eateries, it’s a feat to survive even a f ...View More
7 Boundary-Breaking Black TV Shows
African Americans have appeared on television as long as the medium has been around. In fact, the fi ...View More
The 1969 Raid That Killed Black Panther Leader Fred Hampton
Early in the predawn hours of December 6, 1969, a Peoples Gas truck pulled up in front of an apartme ...View More
How Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition Championed Diversity
In November 1983, Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nominat ...View More
The Atlantic Slave Trade Continued Illegally in America Until the Civil War
The United States transatlantic slave trade wasn’t supposed to last all the way to the Civil War. An ...View More
8 Steps That Paved the Way to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or ...View More
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