P.T. Barnum was many things – showman, philanthropist, abolitionist… and prankster.
19th Century
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Frank Lloyd Wright – “the greatest American architect of all time” – died April 9, 1959. To mark the anniversary of his passing, we bring you 50 facts about the …
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Susan B. Anthony was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement, but she wasn’t a single-issue activist. On the 105th anniversary of her death, we spotlight her work in the …
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Frederick Douglass celebrated his birthday on Valentine’s Day. Two centuries after he was born, we’re looking at his early years fighting for the abolition of slavery. Think of a cause …
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Writer Jules Verne was one of sci-fi’s earliest practitioners and most prescient pioneers. Here are 28 things you may not know about the influential writer, born on this day in …
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Charles Dickens wrote characters we love… and some we love to hate.
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Remembering Bram Stoker on his birthday with a look at his most famous creation, Count Dracula…
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The 4th of July was important to John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, right up until the end…
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