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HISTORY Honors 250
The syndrome that inspired Freddie Krueger afflicted a very specific group of people.
The mystery van had a few key details that were fundamental in tracking its origin.
Aviatrix. Pioneer. Record breaker. Fashion entrepreneur?
In 1848 William and Ellen Craft blurred the lines of race and gender in order to escape slavery.
The formerly enslaved Mary Bowser and abolitionist Elizabeth Van Lew teamed up to spy on Confederate President Jefferson Davis—and got away with it.
In 1966, three men walked into a bar, stated they were gay and ordered drinks. When they were denied service, a movement began.
A Vietnam War veteran and drag performer came up with the iconic design in 1978.
Bayard Rustin was an indispensable force behind the civil rights movement...and openly gay.
Now an icon of the Civil Rights Movement, Nash was arrested dozens of times for non-violent protests—including while six months pregnant.
Bumper-to-bumper roadblocks that left drivers stranded for days.
Back in the 1960s, even the NRA supported gun control to disarm the group.
FDR nominated the Alabama Senator as his first U.S. Supreme Court nominee.
It's the first genetic confirmation of a female Viking warrior.
A massive cache of original Nazi artifacts—including a photo of Adolf Hitler and a ghoulish cranial-measurement device—was found in a secret room in a Buenos Aires suburb.
Black inventors changed the way we live through their many innovations, from the traffic light to the ironing board.
James Armistead provided critical intel to the Continental Army as a double agent during the Revolutionary War.
The 'Dance of the 41' changed the way that Mexico interpreted gender and sexuality forever.
The Department of Defense vs. The Walking Dead
From spirituals to ballads, funk and hip-hop, these songs have provided a soundtrack to the pride and struggle of African Americans through the centuries.
The amazing true story of Bass Reeves, the formerly enslaved man who protected the Wild West.
Most Vikings were sent to the afterlife in one of two ways.
Harlem drag balls thrived during the post-Civil War era, creating a space where trans and queer people of color later broke out to develop House Ballroom.
Some of the Golden Age of Hollywood's brightest stars were suspected to have been in "lavender" marriages—for the sake of their careers.
Forget today’s tech billionaires. The wealth of Mansa Musa of Mali was too vast to be imagined—or equaled.
The recently released reels may be the earliest color film ever taken of the building.
The dinosaur's puny arms were nothing to laugh at.
An offhand response to an ad from the KKK led to an extensive investigation for detective Ron Stallworth.
Mickey Rooney's portrayal in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is often cited as offensive and a well-known example of yellowface.