US history

Orson Welles rehearsing the radio broadcast © Getty

A fake invasion grips the US, 1938

American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists and give the Black Power Salute at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City © Getty

“I had a moral obligation to step up”

Illustration entitled 'Solomon Northup In His Plantation Suit', from the book Twelve Years A Slave © Getty Images

Solomon Northup’s real 12 years a slave

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman: Moses of her people

Billy the Kid - The Wild West's Most Wanted Gunslinger

Billy the Kid – The Wild West’s Most Wanted Gunslinger

Death of a King © Getty Images

Death of a King

Seven bears who changed the world © U.S. Department of Agriculture

Seven bears who changed the world

The incredible life of Annie Oakley © Bakers Art Gallery

The incredible life of Annie Oakley

The tragic story of Lincoln's pup © Wikimedia Commons

The tragic story of Lincoln’s pup

60-second history: Watergate (Public Domain)

60-second history: Watergate

In a nutshell: the Great Depression © Wikimedia Commons

In a nutshell: the Great Depression

Why is bubble gum pink? © Getty Images

Why is bubble gum pink?

Eight weird and wonderful things that happened in May through history © Getty Images

General history

Eight weird and wonderful things that happened in May through history

When East met West to end World War II (public domain)

When East met West to end World War II

Five facts about Barbie through the ages (public domain)

Five facts about Barbie through the ages