HISTORYflipped into StoriesU.S. PoliticsSix Influential African American Judgeshistory.com - Farrell EvansThese jurists had to break barriers to get to the bench—and didn't stop once they got there. As the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood …
HISTORYflipped into StoriesMilitaryHow German U-Boats Were Used in WWI—And Perfected in WWIIhistory.com - Christopher KleinAfter terrorizing trans-Atlantic ships in World War I, German U-boats grew even more fearsome in World War II. The most formidable naval weapons in …
HISTORYflipped into StoriesAncient RomeDid Women Fight as Gladiators in Ancient Rome?history.com - Melinda BeckRoman audiences craved novelty. Girl-on-girl fighting fit the bill. Were there female gladiators in ancient Rome? While sparse, evidence exists in …
HISTORYflipped into StoriesShipwrecksWhy More and More Shipwrecks Are Being Discoveredhistory.com - Kieran MulvaneyTens of thousands of shipwrecks lie lost and forgotten on the sea floor—but efforts to locate and explore them have seen great advances. It has been …
HISTORYflipped into StoriesContinental Congress5 Founding Fathers Whose Finances Shaped the American Revolutionhistory.com - Willard Sterne RandallHow five of the nation’s Founders made their livings, how they invested in the revolutionary cause—and what they gained and lost. In July 1776, when …
HISTORYflipped into StoriesSoviet UnionWhen Soviet-Led Forces Crushed the 1968 ‘Prague Spring’history.com - Fred FrommerA 1968 attempt in Czechoslovakia to introduce liberal reforms was met with a violent invasion of Soviet-led troops. For a few fleeting months in 1968, …