Defying the Third Reich: The Brave Story of Mildred Fish-Harnack
Mildred Fish-Harnack was an accomplished academic from Wisconsin. She resisted the horrors of Nazi Germany while disseminating intelligence to the...
Historical Figures
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Mile-High Skyscraper Dream
On October 16th, 1956, the 89-year-old Frank Lloyd Wright met with government representatives, city agencies, news reporters, architects, students and...
How Civil War Atrocities Shaped Jesse James
When people think of outlaws and the American West, Jesse James’ name often leads the pack. Known as either a...
Elizabeth Packard’s Terrifying Journey From Asylum Patient to Advocacy
Elizabeth Packard was a 19th-century who fought for women's rights and mental health advocacy. She was born in a Calvinist...
Mark Twain’s Dream
Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was known to be eccentric. He predicted his death to coincide with the appearance of...
Karl Marx and Abraham Lincoln
In the 1860s, Abraham Lincoln was both an admired and despised figure. Some of his supporters included influential minds of...
The world’s tallest man.
Known as the “Alton Giant,” Robert Wadlow from Alton, IL, reached a towering height of 8ft 11”. Wadlow suffered from...