The Shock Heard Around The World: Milgram’s Experiment
byIf you were ordered to deliver a 400-voltage-shock to another human being by an authority figure, would you do it? Most people would answer…
US-Postwar United States (1945-early 1970s)
The Horse That Changed History: Secretariat’s Record-Breaking Triple Crown Victory
byThe history of horse racing rested on the flip of a coin. In the year 1969, Penny Chenery lost to Philip Ogden in a…
Ted Bundy Lives A Double Life
byStephanie was a woman of high class, and she rarely had to worry about money. As a result, she preferred dating men who were…
Saviors Rising from the Ashes of the My Lai Massacre
byIn the midst of a war-torn Vietnam, three U.S. infantry companies moved into the village of My Lai on March 16, 1968. Under direct…
Comic Strips: From Medieval Times to Movie Theaters
bySome people might believe that comic books originated in the United States or that they are a modern invention. In reality, this genre dates…
Rosemary Kennedy: A Life Stolen by Mental Illness and Her Family
byWhen Rosemary Kennedy was enrolled into Kindergarten in 1924, her teachers labeled her as “deficient.” Rose and Joe Kennedy, her parents of high status…
You Have the Right to Read this Article: Miranda v. Arizona
by“You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law….” This phrase…
The Doors: Solidifying Success in 1968
byThe Doors formed in 1965, in Los Angeles, California. They first spent two years in obscurity before taking a quick path to fame in…
All Tied Up: Hidden Message of Wonder Woman
byWinner of the Fall 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “Gender Studies” When conjuring an image of Wonder…
A Bloody First of August: Charles Whitman, “Texas Tower Sniper”
byAugust 1, 1966 was just like any other day in Austin, Texas. It was sunny and hot, and there was a bustling of college…
Where Aretha Franklin’s hit single “RESPECT” all began
byClose your eyes and imagine this… it is 1956, you are in Detroit, Michigan at New Bethel Baptist church. You are sitting in the…
Coining Genocide: The Legacy of Raphael Lemkin
byAt a quiet New York cemetery in 1959, a handful of people stand around a fresh grave as a casket is lowered. Any passerby…
Becoming Christine: Ex-GI Becomes Blonde Beauty
byOn December 1, 1952, the headline Ex-GI Becomes Blonde Beauty dominated the front page of New York’s Daily News.1 This was the first introduction…
In the Blink of an Eye: Walmart Became an International Business
byIn 1942, Sam Walton returned from serving his country as an officer in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps during World War II. When he…
Emmett Till: A Civil Rights Icon
byImagine sending your son to visit relatives, thinking you would see him again in a few weeks, only to learn two weeks later that…
Quite a “Shock”: William Shockley’s Imprint on Silicon Valley
byMachines have been a part of our world for many years now. There is a notion that machines must be able to control themselves,…
Escaping the Inescapable: Morris and the Anglin Brothers’ Escape from Alcatraz
byToday, Alcatraz prison stands desolate in the San Francisco Bay, serving as a tourist attraction. Although the setting is tranquil, things were not always…
The Unbroken Warrior: Louis Zamperini
byLouis Zamperini is the embodiement of resilience. “Louis Zamperini waged one of the most astonishing personal battles in World War II as an Army…
The Love Story of the Lovings
by“Not a day goes by that I don’t think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to…
Betty Friedan: A Voice For All
byIn 1957, Smith College hosted the most important class reunion ever to be held in the history of America. Betty Friedan, a student of…