- April 7, 2016 - 5:52 pm in Quick History
Alice? Alice. Who the heck was Alice Paul?
On January 11, 1885 on a large Quaker farm in New Jersey, the Paul family welcomed their first child, Alice. Although many farm girls of her era boasted a muscular build, Alice was always slightly… - April 6, 2016 - 5:33 pm in Quick History
Lustron Homes: The post-war experiment that aimed to change housing forever
In my last year of grade school, my family lived in a neighborhood with an architectural oddity – an enamel-coated steel tile house. One of the last remaining bastions of an experiment in pre-fabricated… - March 2, 2016 - 12:08 am in Attractions, Quick History
9 Famous Landmarks That Aren’t What You Think They Are
Around the world there are hundreds famous landmarks we’re sure we know everything about. You know them by sight, could probably draw them blindfolded, and if you haven’t already seen them, they’re… - February 15, 2016 - 3:23 pm in Quick History
The Hero Flight Attendant You Probably Never Heard of: Neerja Bhanot
The next time you fly, take a good look at the flight attendants and pursers who tend to your section. There’s one story that many of them know, and you’ve likely never heard. It centers around… - February 14, 2016 - 5:18 am in Quick History
The Endurance and the James Caird: Possibly the Greatest Boating Rescue Ever.
I hate the cold. When its 32F outside, I need two coats, a sweater, a shirt, and an undershirt … and I still shiver. But there’s something about temperatures well below that point that is captivating.… - February 5, 2016 - 5:40 am in Quick History
143 Pieces of Star Wars Trivia You Didn’t Know You Needed
In the world of popular culture, love it or hate it, the Star Wars movies are iconic. For 39 years, these movies have captured the imagination of children and adults around the world. In honor of… - January 25, 2016 - 5:55 am in Quick History
The Story of The Revenant. Who Was Hugh Glass Really?
Revenant. noun. 1. A person who returns. 2. A person who returns as a spirit after death, a ghost. The 2016 Leonardo DiCaprio movie took the box office by storm, but who was Hugh Glass in reality?… - December 24, 2015 - 11:23 pm in Quick History
5 Christmas Traditions You Might Not Know About
1. Austria: Krampus This terrifying Christmas tradition likely emerged before Christianity entered the region. Krampus, suspected to be a version of the Horned God of pagan witches, is often… - December 22, 2015 - 6:34 pm in Quick History
The Voyager Golden Record: A chat with the Golden Record’s artist, Jon Lomberg
If you had to send a message that could explain all of humanity, but not just humanity – the other life on Earth, too – and you had a limited amount of space to do it in, what would you include?… - November 21, 2015 - 3:58 am in Quick History
William “Strata” Smith: The blacksmith’s son who changed the world
We don’t really know that much about the planet we live on. It’s been around for billions of years, but we didn’t realize it was more than a few thousand years old until the late 1700s. There’s…