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On May 9, 1905, a weary family of ten stood before a camera at Ellis Island, New York. The photographer was Augustus Sherman, a clerk who spent decades documenting the …
Jakob Mittelstadt and family, Russian German, ex SS Pretoria, May 9, 1905. Admitted to go to Kullen, N.D. Read MoreOn the morning of July 1, 1863, Tillie Pierce Alleman woke in Gettysburg to a sound she had never heard before. Dull at first. Distant. Like thunder that refused to …
She was sent away to be kept safe Instead, she was sent into history. Read MoreIn 1978, Cyndi Lauper stood outside a New York nightclub in a crushed-velvet jacket, combat boots, and hair dyed colors most people had never seen. Her band, Blue Angel, had …
He called her a “circus act” and shut the door in her face. She sat on the sidewalk and cried. Five years later, she had the number-one song on the planet—and she looked exactly the same. Read MoreShe was known for her beauty, but those who truly saw her understood it was her gentleness that shone brightest. Behind the closed doors of her home, she lived with …
She was known for her beauty, but those who truly saw her understood it was her gentleness that shone brightest Read MoreShe would never remember her mother. Before Maud turned two, tuberculosis took Clara Montgomery’s life. Her father, crushed by grief, could not bear the daily reminder of his loss. The …
“On a cold November day in 1874, a baby girl entered the world in a tiny village on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Her parents named her Lucy Maud Montgomery. Read MoreAugust 31, 1870. Maria Montessori was born in a small Italian town. From the beginning, she refused the path society chose for her. While girls were expected to become teachers …
there are over 20,000 Montessori schools in 110 countries serving millions of children. Read MoreOn Christmas Eve 1975, President Gerald R. Ford quietly did something that many longtime White House employees would later describe as the most meaningful moment of their careers. With no …
The chief usher later revealed that Ford kept a handwritten notebook tracking staff birthdays Read MoreDeadwood, Dakota Territory. 1877. The Gem Saloon reeked of desperation. By dawn, Thomas Garrett had gambled away everything that mattered—and when the cards finally turned against him, the man across …
The night her father traded her for a debt, she had three hours to rewrite her fate. Read MoreLouis Pasteur was stuck. For two years, he’d been obsessed with chicken cholera—a devastating disease that swept through French poultry farms, killing entire flocks within days. By 1878, Pasteur had …
He left the bacterial cultures sitting on the laboratory shelf—stoppered only with cotton plugs—and went on holiday himself. Read MoreEighteen-year-old Elizabeth Cochrane was living in Pittsburgh when the local newspaper published an article titled “What Girls are Good For” (having babies and keeping house was the answer, according to …
“What Girls are Good For” (having babies and keeping house was the answer, according to the article) Read More