History

John Dillinger was a notorious bank robber and leader of the Dillinger Gang. He operated in the Midwest in the...

Bachelor's Grove Cemetery is a small, historic cemetery located in Midlothian, IL, about 25 miles southwest of Chicago. Despite its...

The 1930s were a difficult time for America. The country was in the midst of the Great Depression, and people...

The Bath School Massacre was a series of bombings that took place in Bath Township, Michigan on May 18, 1927....

In 1881, a college professor near Lindsborg, Kansas, discovered a Spanish Coin. Later, pieces of chain mail, used for soldiers...

In 1848, the 96-mile, Illinois and Michigan Canal opened, linking Lake Michigan to the Illinois River. Like the Erie Canal,...

On April 6th, 1933, around 25,000 people stood outside the Anheuser-Busch factory waiting for midnight. At midnight, the President of...

Think today’s beauty standards are extreme? Check out the 1940’s! Courtesy of history.com

Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was known to be eccentric. He predicted his death to coincide with the appearance of...

Eastern Illinois Normal School was established by the Illinois State Legislature in 1895 "to train teachers for the schools of...