United States

"Because of Bessie Coleman we have overcome that which was worse than racial barriers. We have overcome the barriers within ourselves and dared to dream." In 1920s America, the airplane was the future.

Since 1775 the Battles of Lexington and Concord have been part of debates about what freedom means in America and what America means to the world...

Elizabeth Blackwell, born on this day in 1821, became the first woman to gain a medical degree in the US. Her struggle against the odds made her an advocate for women's rights. The first woman medical doctor in U.S. history was... English?!

His commitment to reform, rather than independence for the Philippines, wasn't enough to save him on this day in 1896 Everybody’s heard of Ho Chi Minh but fewer know about José Rizal (1861-1896).

'The Land of the Free' is how we're often introduced to the United States. Of course, there have been plenty of Americans who moved mountains to make America a freer place to live: Sojourner Truth, Abe Lincoln, Alice Paul, Muhammad Ali and many more.

When you think of demonstrations, you probably imagine . Perhaps an accurate image historically - but the scene was a little different in 1971 Washington DC.

Get new post updates It was 99 years ago today that died in Berlin. 89 years ago today, was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were killed on this day, after what Jean-Paul Sartre called a 'legal lynching' Ethel and Julius Rosenberg in 1951, after being found guilty by a jury. Their sons, Michael and Robert, later established a foundation to support the children of targeted liberal activists.

A prosperous black community was destroyed in Oklahoma today barely a century ago. On 31 May 1921, the Black citizens of Tulsa, Oklahoma, were besieged. For two days, a white mob launched an anti-Black pogrom in the city.