History in 28-minutes

The Dred Scott decision (1857) was critically important in precipitating the Civil War because it invalidated the Missouri Compromise, declared African Americans were not U.S. citizens, and asserted Congress couldn't ban slavery in territories, infuriating the North, galvanizing the Republican Party, and intensifying the national debate, proving to many Northerners the So...

The closing chapter of the Wars of the Roses is not written solely in the blood-soaked fields of the Battle of Bosworth Field, but in the quieter, more enduring transformations that followed. When Henry VII of England emerged victorious and claimed the English throne, he inherited a realm deeply scarred by decades of intermittent civil war. The conflict had not been a con...

There have been many recounts and analyses of how then-U.S. President John F. Kennedy responded to the Cuban Missile Crisis – the name given to the 13 days in October 1962 that were rife with political and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union regarding Soviet missiles in the Caribbean country, leaving many fearing nuclear war was imminent.<...

When picturing Hollywood’s first comedic legends, it’s impossible not to include the Marx Brothers. Between the pantomiming, sticky-fingered, musical genius Harpo, piano-playing Italian conman Chico, motormouthed Groucho, or perpetual straight-man Zeppo, this quartet set a new standard for incredible creative talent. That influence lives on today throughout the world…name...

The military challenge coin is one of the most deeply entrenched artifacts in modern military culture. Today, you will find these custom-minted metallic medallions traded by four-star generals, deployed infantrymen, and even civilian corporate executives.

If you ask anyone in uniform