One of the most astonishing stories from the American Revolution is that of Phillis Wheatley, a young slave in Boston, who became a famed poet, popular for her often political... Read More

“Fred began to think more and more about the sadness of slavery…she [Mrs. Auld] started much of his misery. If she hadn’t begun to teach him how to read, he wouldn’t... Read More

Fifty-two years after the boyish-looking pilot, Amelia Earhart, and her navigator, Fred Noonan, mysteriously vanished on an attempt at a record-breaking flight around the world,... Read More