The history of eugenics is not a story confined to Nazi Germany. It began in American hospitals and courtrooms, was codified into law by the Supreme Court, and continued for decades after the liberation of the concentration camps. This is the story of how the language of science was weaponized to strip millions of their humanity—and their lives.
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The history of the Long Tail Point lighthouse located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The largest armed labor uprising in US history—the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain—was fought to end corporate control. Explore the brutal Mine Wars, the assassination of Sid Hatfield, and the unfinished legacy of that fight, which continues today with the modern Black Lung crisis.
The Donner Party tragedy was a cause of several poor decisions. A late departure, poor preparations, and the use of an unknown route all led to what is now known as the most tragic event in American western migration.
