How the 1874 Freedman's Bank collapse connects to economic disparities we see today In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank. Created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, its collapse cost depositors millions. Tonya Mosley
Vice presidents often run for president. Making it there has been a leap While the office of vice president is the second-highest position in the government, making it to the Oval Office has historically been a leap. Jeongyoon Han
How the John Birch Society's conspiracies led to political divides in the 1960s In today’s political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they’re nothing new. In the 1960s, the John Birch Society built a movement around them.
A lost short story by ‘Dracula’ author Bram Stoker resurfaces A short story by Dracula author Bram Stoker was discovered by a pharmacist in Dublin in a newspaper published in 1890. Gibbet Hill is a gruesome tale about three kids that accost a man on the road. Elena Burnett
100 years ago a female governor was elected. Is it time for a female president? On Nov. 4, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected to become Wyoming's governor, the first time a woman held a governorship in the United States. Hosts
A story of a future SCOTUS justice who helped launch a voter challenge operation A future Supreme Court justice helped launch a program to challenge voters at the Arizona polls in the early 1960s, in a county that's become a hotbed for election conspiracies in the decades since.
Preserving history at graveyards During the Halloween season—a trip to a cemetery can be part of a spooky adventure. But in one Kansas City cemetery, volunteers work to clean markers and tombstones in order to preserve history. Julie Denesha
‘Witches marks’ and curses found carved into the walls of historic England manor About 20 carvings in “a wide range of designs” including some meant to trap demons or to seek help from the Virgin Mary have been found at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, England. Chandelis Duster
Handsy fans disrupted a World Series game. Here are 5 notable MLB interference cases Two Yankees fans were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for trying to pry a ball out of a Dodgers player’s glove. It's a particularly brazen instance of fan interference, but far from the first. Rachel Treisman
Navy apologizes to Angoon community for bombarding village in 1882 This fall, the U.S. Navy issued two formal apologies to Lingít communities in Alaska for assaults committed over a century ago. On Oct. 26, one of those attacks was commemorated. Yvonne Krumrey