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Lindsey Konkel
Lindsey Konkel is a freelance journalist based in southern New Jersey. Her focus is science and health. She loves when these topics intersect with history.
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John Wilkes Booth was aided by a network of conspirators who concealed his escape from pursuing Union soldiers.
Over a span of six decades, the first 10 presidents of the United States—from George Washington to John Tyler—helped define the role of the executive branch as we know it today.
Four sitting U.S. presidents have been felled by gunfire. Each time, important reforms and a new political era followed.
The 1.7-mile-long bridge has endured earthquakes, lead paint and record crowds since its historic construction in 1937.
The Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in modern history, profoundly affected the daily life of American families in ways large and small.
A number of complex factors helped to create the conditions necessary for the Great Depression—adherence to the gold standard was just one of those factors.