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5 Events in Black History You Never Learned in School

Despite having a designated month for Black history, most students in the U.S. aren't taught about some of the most important people and events in Black history. Here are five that you probably never learned in school.

A Holocaust Survivor's Surprising Message of Hope

Magda Herzberger was just a teen when she and her family were sent to Auschwitz. It was the last time she saw her father. Now 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, she talks about the Holocaust with a sense of urgency.

How a Lone Sculptor Gave New Faces to Injured Soldiers of WWI

Anna Coleman Ladd's Studio for Portrait Masks created new faces for at least 185 disfigured soldiers and paved the way for modern facial prosthetic techniques.

6 Famous Outlaws of the Wild, Wild West

This 'Enchantress of Numbers' Was the World's First Computer Programmer

Who Was Charles Manson?

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How 'America's Poet' Walt Whitman Can Both Appeal and Appall

Why Is Herodotus Called Both the Father of History and the Father of Lies?

Mary Edwards Walker: Civil War Surgeon and the Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient

Historical Events

From the Age of Enlightenment to the Christmas Truce, learn about some of history's most pivotal events.

The Secret South Carolina 'Monkey Farm' That Helped Develop the Polio Vaccine

What Is Transcendentalism and How Did It Change America?

5 Events in Hispanic History You Never Learned in School

Historical Figures

From Musketeers to Nazis, Archimedes to Harriet Tubman, these famous historical figures changed the course of history -- for better or worse.

How 'America's Poet' Walt Whitman Can Both Appeal and Appall

Why Is Herodotus Called Both the Father of History and the Father of Lies?

Mary Edwards Walker: Civil War Surgeon and the Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient

History vs. Myth

You don’t need fiction when history provides you with tales as crazy as the ones we’ve collected for you. Read up while your jaw drops.

Norse Mythology Is Way More Than Thor

Meet Hestia: The Martha Stewart of Greek Goddesses

Did Nikita Khrushchev Really Bang His Shoe in Defiance at the U.N.?

Europe

No matter how knowledgeable you are about European history, there's always more to learn! Get an in-depth look at European history in these articles.

Why Did Napoleon Lose the Battle of Waterloo?

Murder! Money! Power! Art! Meet the Medici Family

How Did Constantinople Become Istanbul?

North America

From the southern tip of Florida to the Alaskan wilderness, explore North American history in-depth in the North American history section.

The Mexican-American War Is the Bloodiest Foreign War the U.S. Has Fought

Tecumseh: The Driving Force Behind the Native American Confederacy

Free Land: How the Homestead Act Helped America Expand Westward

World History

HowStuffWorks looks at the history and culture of places from all over the world.

5 Reasons Why the Bay of Pigs Invasion Failed

Deciphering the History, Symbols and Sounds of Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Against Crazy Odds, Simon Bolivar Liberated Six Countries in South America

World Wars

World wars and conflicts have shaped the course of history as countries stuggle to maintain a balance of power. In this section topics such as the Korean War, Vietnam and both World Wars are explored.

How Hitler's Blitzkrieg Tactic Shocked the Allies in WWII

Crafty Wartime Spies Put Codes Right Into Their Knitting

Japanese Kamikazes: Heroic or Horrifying?