Details You Should Know About Sojourner Truth
Despite being constantly sold and purchased by different white families, Sojourner Truth's road to freedom was just ahead, and her story is one of bravery.
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What It Was Really Like For Native Americans Who Traveled To Europe
The stories of how Native Americans traveled from their homelands to Europe are as unique as the individuals that made these journeys.
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The Truth About The Wild West's Female Outlaws
The women of the Wild West were often just as unruly and bold and fearless as their male counterparts.Here's the truth about the Wild West's female outlaws.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's VP Ran Against Him. Here's Why
Franklin D. Roosevelt is noted in American history for having to face his former vice president in the Democratic Primary. Here's the story.
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How Many Years Has Vladimir Putin Been President?
Many Americans would be hard-pressed to name the person who preceded Vladimir Putin in his job as Russian president. So how long has he had this position?
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The Only Presidents Russia Has Ever Had
While the change in Russia was cheered in most of the Western world, especially as it heralded the end of the Cold War, the abrupt change was chaotic.
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Why Black History Month Is Celebrated In February
In 1976 Black History Month became an official national observance when President Gerald Ford deemed it so. Here is why it is celebrated in February.
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How The Constitution Prevented Vladimir Putin From Running For President In 2008
Starting out his political career as a KGB agent under the Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin has certainly climbed the ranks in the new post-Cold-War world.
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Everything We Know About President Biden's New Cat
Pets of all sorts and sizes have been part of life at The White House from the beginning. Horses, dogs, a turkey -- and for the Bidens, a new cat.
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Messed Up Things That Actually Happened In The Old West
These messed up things actually happened in the Old West. Dealing with shootouts at the saloon were probably the least of your worries.
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The Truth About Jimmy Carter's Relationship With Garth Brooks And Trisha Yearwood
Carter counts legends like Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash — and Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood as close confidantes.
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The Secret Service Used This Code Name To Refer To Jimmy Carter
The Secret Service develops code names for every U.S. president and their family members. Here's how the Secret Service chose Jimmy Carter's code name.
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What Happened To Martin Luther King Jr.'s Closest Friend?
Perhaps no other name is as closely associated with the civil rights movement than that of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But what about his closest friend?
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The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was a man worthy of legend, but his tragedy holds lessons we should never forget. This is the tragic real-life story of Sitting Bull.
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Here's Who Inherited John F. Kennedy Jr.'s Money After He Died
The life of John F. Kennedy Jr. — the child of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy — tragically came to an end on July 16, 1999.
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Maya Angelou Just Made American History
Maya Angelou broke through innumerable barriers with her art and her voice, illuminating the experience of Black women. She has made history again.
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What Happened To Jefferson Davis, President Of The Confederacy?
The legacy of Jefferson Davis is tarnished by his tenure as president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War and indictment for treason.
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Untold Tales Of Gender-Nonconforming Men And Women Of The Wild West
Gender swapping has been going on for a long time—even in the long-ago Wild West, when men and women frequently donned each other's clothing.
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A Look At The Conflict Between W.E.B. Du Bois And Booker T. Washington
The differing views of W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington on the best solutions for Black Americans led to a big intellectual disagreement.
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The Untold Truth Of The Navajo Nation
The Diné, also known as the Navajo Nation, have a long history on the North American continent. This is the untold truth of the Navajo Nation.
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Most Dangerous College Campuses In America
The U.S. is rife with college campuses -- not to mention the crimes that take place on said campuses. These are the most dangerous college campuses in America.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's Final Words Explained
Roosevelt's hardships were not just national and global, but personal. The White House states that he contracted poliomyelitis at the age of 39.
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What Happened To Richard Nixon's Children?
What happened to Patricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower, the two daughters of the infamous former American head of state Richard Nixon? Let's find out!
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These Were The Supplies You Needed To Survive The Oregon Trail
In the mid-1800s, many people set their sights on a new life in the Oregon Territory. However, to get there, settlers had to brave the 2,000-mile Oregon Trail.
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Ben Affleck And Barack Obama Are Related. Here's How
Thanks to the miracle of modern DNA technology, people are discovering exciting, and sometimes troubling, familial ties in their bloodline.
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Disturbing Details Found In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Autopsy Report
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray in 1968.
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The Strangely Ironic Words John Adams Said Before His Death
Rather than reflecting on his family or his own career, John Adams' final thoughts instead drifted to his friend and longtime rival Thomas Jefferson.
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