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Jennifer Latson
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How a Real Genetic Disorder Could Have Inspired Fairy Tales
While researching a book on the genetic disorder, a writer learns of possible links between the syndrome and mythological figures
By Jennifer Latson
June 20, 2017
What Margaret Sanger Really Said About Eugenics and Race
Was she the racist that some allege?
By Jennifer Latson
October 14, 2016
Why Birth Control Pioneer Margaret Sanger Kept Getting Arrested
Oct. 16, 1916: Margaret Sanger opens America’s first family planning clinic
By Jennifer Latson
October 16, 2015
How Margaret Thatcher Won Britain’s Top Office
Oct. 13, 1925: Margaret Thatcher is born
By Jennifer Latson
October 13, 2015
How Oktoberfest Has Weathered Stormy Times
Oct. 12, 1810: Oktoberfest is held for the first time
By Jennifer Latson
October 12, 2015
How Che Guevara Didn't Let Asthma Affect His Ambitions
Oct. 9, 1967: Che Guevara is executed in Bolivia for inciting a revolution
By Jennifer Latson
October 9, 2015
We Still Don't Know How the Great Chicago Fire Started
Oct. 8, 1871: The Great Chicago Fire begins
By Jennifer Latson
October 8, 2015
A Murder That Shocked the World, at Sea and on Stage
Oct. 7, 1985: Palestinian terrorists hijack an Italian cruise ship and kill an American passenger
By Jennifer Latson
October 7, 2015
Groucho Marx at 125: Remembering His Craziest Characters
Oct. 2, 1890: Groucho Marx is born
By Jennifer Latson
October 2, 2015
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Diesel Engine’s Inventor
Sept. 29, 1913: Rudolf Diesel vanishes at sea
By Jennifer Latson
September 29, 2015
How Being a Slob Helped Alexander Fleming Discover Penicillin
Sept. 28, 1928: Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
By Jennifer Latson
September 28, 2015
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Best Burns Ever
Sept. 24, 1896: F. Scott Fitzgerald is born
By Jennifer Latson
September 24, 2015
How Bob Marley Lived on After His Last Show
Sept. 23, 1980: Bob Marley plays his final concert
By Jennifer Latson
September 23, 2015
How American College Students Made 'The Hobbit' a Hit
Sept. 21, 1937: 'The Hobbit' is published
By Jennifer Latson
September 21, 2015
How an American Heiress Became the Poster Child for Stockholm Syndrome
Sept. 18, 1975: FBI agents capture Patty Hearst in San Francisco
By Jennifer Latson
September 18, 2015
How Agatha Christie Knew So Much About Poison
Sept. 15, 1890: Agatha Christie is born
By Jennifer Latson
September 15, 2015
How the U.S. Got Its First Saint
Sept. 14, 1975: Elizabeth Ann Seton is canonized by the Catholic Church
By Jennifer Latson
September 14, 2015
How Smallpox, Believed Dead, Killed Again
Sept. 11, 1978: A British medical photographer becomes the last person to die from smallpox after a sample of the disease escapes from a lab
By Jennifer Latson
September 11, 2015
The Strange Career of Assassinated Louisiana Politician Huey Long
Sept. 8, 1935: Louisiana Senator Huey P. Long is shot and fatally wounded
By Jennifer Latson
September 8, 2015
How a Bloody Railroad Strike Paved the Way for the First Labor Day
First Monday of September, 1894: Labor Day is first observed as a national holiday
By Jennifer Latson
September 7, 2015
Google 'Firsts' From the Company's Early Days
Sept. 4, 1998: Google is incorporated
By Jennifer Latson
September 4, 2015
How Eagle Scouts Have Made Their Mark on America
Sept. 2, 1912: Arthur Eldred becomes the first-ever Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America
By Jennifer Latson
September 2, 2015
The Woman Who Made History by Answering the Phone
Sept. 1, 1878: Emma Nutt becomes the first female telephone operator
By Jennifer Latson
September 1, 2015
How Emmett Till's Murder Changed the World
Aug. 28, 1955: Emmett Till, a black teenager, is abducted by two white men in Mississippi and later murdered
By Jennifer Latson
August 28, 2015
How the American Oil Industry Got Its Start
Aug. 27, 1859: Edwin Drake strikes oil in Pennsylvania with the first commercial well in the U.S.
By Jennifer Latson
August 27, 2015
Why the White House Fire Still Matters
Aug. 24, 1814: British forces set fire to the White House
By Jennifer Latson
August 24, 2015
How Statehood Changed Hawaii's Economy
Aug. 21, 1959: Hawaii becomes the 50th state, by Eisenhower’s executive order
By Jennifer Latson
August 21, 2015
How Eero Saarinen Became One of America’s Best-Known Architects
Aug. 20, 1910: Eero Saarinen is born
By Jennifer Latson
August 20, 2015
How Poverty Shaped Coco Chanel
Aug. 19, 1883: Coco Chanel is born
By Jennifer Latson
August 19, 2015
How 'Rocky Horror' Became a Cinematic Institution
Aug. 14, 1975: 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' opens in London
By Jennifer Latson
August 14, 2015
The Invention That Spawned a Fashion Revolution
Aug. 12, 1851: Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine
By Jennifer Latson
August 12, 2015
Why America’s Biggest Mall Is Getting Bigger
Aug. 11, 1992: The Mall of America opens in Bloomington, Minn.
By Jennifer Latson
August 11, 2015
The High-Level Scheming Behind Philippe Petit’s Twin Towers Tightrope Walk
Aug. 7, 1974: French tightrope artist Philippe Petit performs an unauthorized high-wire walk between the Twin Towers
By Jennifer Latson
August 7, 2015
The Surprisingly Controversial Plots That Almost Got 'Little Orphan Annie' Axed
Aug. 5, 1924: The comic strip 'Little Orphan Annie' debuts
By Jennifer Latson
August 5, 2015
How Lizzie Borden Was Punished Despite Her Acquittal
Aug. 4, 1892: The Bordens are murdered by ax in their Massachusetts home; their daughter Lizzie is accused of the killings
By Jennifer Latson
August 4, 2015
Emily Brontë Never Knew How Successful She'd Become
July 30, 1818: Emily Brontë is born
By Jennifer Latson
July 30, 2015
When an Army Plane Crashed Into the Empire State Building
July 28, 1945: A U.S. Army bomber crashes into the New York City skyscraper in thick fog, killing 14 people
By Jennifer Latson
July 28, 2015
Remembering How the French Got Ahead of Lance Armstrong
July 27, 2003: Lance Armstrong wins the fifth of his seven consecutive Tour de France titles, tying the previous record
By Jennifer Latson
July 27, 2015
When Khrushchev Said No to Pepsi but Yes to Peace
July 24, 1959: Nixon and Khrushchev spar at the opening of an American exhibition in Moscow, in what becomes known as the “kitchen debate.”
By Jennifer Latson
July 24, 2015
The Scandal That Cost a Miss America Her Crown
July 23, 1984: Vanessa Williams resigns as Miss America after
Penthouse
magazine announces it will publish photos of her posing nude
By Jennifer Latson
July 23, 2015
5 Times Ernest Hemingway Cheated Death
July 21, 1899: Ernest Hemingway is born in Oak Park, Ill.
By Jennifer Latson
July 21, 2015
How Disney Proved That No Price Was Too High for Fun
July 17, 1955: Disneyland opens in Anaheim, Calif.
By Jennifer Latson
July 17, 2015
How Jane Goodall Made a Scientific Breakthrough Without a College Degree
July 14, 1960: Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe National Park in Tanzania to begin studying chimpanzees in the wild
By Jennifer Latson
July 14, 2015
Why the 1977 Blackout Was One of New York’s Darkest Hours
July 13, 1977: New York City endures a 25-hour blackout after lightning strikes power lines, prompting widespread arson, looting, and riots
By Jennifer Latson
July 13, 2015
How a Drug Trade Dissolved When the Grateful Dead Stopped Touring
July 9, 1995: The Grateful Dead play the last concert of their 30-year career
By Jennifer Latson
July 9, 2015
The Woman Who Made Death a Conversation Starter
July 8, 1926: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the psychiatrist who pioneered treatment for people with terminal illness, is born
By Jennifer Latson
July 8, 2015
How Sliced Bread Became the 'Greatest Thing'
July 7, 1928: Sliced bread is sold for the first time
By Jennifer Latson
July 7, 2015
The Dark History of Fireworks
Explosions are a great way to celebrate Independence Day—and also a great way to get hurt
By Jennifer Latson
July 3, 2015
The Surprising Story of Walter White and the NAACP
July 1, 1893: Walter Francis White, head of the NAACP for more than 20 years, is born
By Jennifer Latson
July 1, 2015
The Other Pentagon Papers Secret: Few People Actually Read Them
June 30, 1971: The Supreme Court rules to allow the publication of articles about the Vietnam War’s origins, based on the Pentagon Papers
By Jennifer Latson
June 30, 2015
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