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12/15/01 - Disaster at the Top of the World
An experienced Arctic explorer, Umberto Nobile set out in 1928 on a daring voyage. However, after initial success, Nobile's dirigible floundered, stranding the crew at the top of the world. How could anyone survive in this freezing, unknown world?
11/16/01 - The Navajo Code Talkers
Most codes during WWII were broken; yet the Navajo Code Talkers confounded the enemy by talking in a seemingly unbreakable code.
10/28/01 - D-Day's Mighty Host
A perilous airborne strike and the mightiest assemblage of seaborne power yet seen heralded the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.
10/07/01 - Death of USS Princeton
A tremendous explosion in Leyte Gulf on October 24, 1944, broke the American light carrier in two and devastated the light cruiser USS Birmingham. The story from an eyewitness.
09/25/01 - Tragic Voyage of Junyo Maru
A callous disregard for the rules of war doomed the Allied prisoners on a Japanese merchantman to death at the hands of their own countrymen.
09/10/01 - 'Lady Lindy': Amelia Earhart's Life
They called Amelia Earhart "Lady Lindy" because she looked so remarkably like Charles Lindbergh that she could have been his sister. Learn more about her life, her aspirations, and her disappearance.
08/31/01 - The History of the Oreo Cookie
Since Oreo cookies debuted in 1912, over 362 billion have been sold, making them the best-selling cookie in the U.S. during the 20th century.
08/16/01 - The First Credit Card
Though the concept of credit has existed longer even than money, it wasn't until 1950 that the modern credit card was invented.
07/27/01 - War of the Worlds Broadcast Causes Panic
On Sunday, October 30, 1938, millions of radio listeners were shocked when radio news alerts announced the arrival of Martians. They panicked when they learned of the Martians' ferocious and seemingly unstoppable attack on Earth.
06/28/01 - Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin
In 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming made a chance discovery. From a contaminated experiment, he found a powerful antibiotic, penicillin.
06/14/01 - The FDR Memorial in Washington DC
For the first time in over half a century, a new presidential memorial was built in Washington D.C. Find out more about the 7.5 acre memorial that honors Franklin D. Roosevelt.
05/24/01 - The Red Baron
Baron Manfred von Richthofen liked to fly in a blazing red airplane and shoot down plane after plane. With 80 credited victories, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron," defied the odds and became a legend in the air.
04/30/01 - The World's First Test-Tube Baby
On July 25, 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the world's first successful "test-tube" baby was born. Though the technology that made her conception possible was heralded as a triumph, it also caused many to consider the possibilities of future ill-use.
04/19/01 - Ellis Island Opens New Database
On April 17, 2001, Ellis Island opened an amazing online database of its records. For the first time, records for the 22 million people who entered the United States through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924 can be accessed on the Internet.
03/29/01 - Photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt
A large compilation of photos of Franklin D. Roosevelt, including photos of FDR as a young boy, on a boat, spending time with Eleanor, sitting at his desk, giving speeches, talking with Winston Churchill, and more.
03/08/01 - The History of the Academy Awards
Relive the exciting moments that made Oscar history through a year-by-year history of the Academy Awards.
02/22/01 - Flappers and the Roaring Twenties
In the 1920s, a new woman was born. She smoked, drank, danced, and voted. She cut her hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took risks. She was a flapper.
02/08/01 - The Murder of Rasputin
To save the Russian monarchy, several members of the aristocracy attempted to murder the holy man, Rasputin. Though their plan was simple, they soon found that Rasputin would be very difficult to kill.
01/25/01 - History Day
Every year students gather for History Day to present a paper, exhibit, performance, or documentary about history. Here are some advice, hints, and information to help make a great History Day project.
01/11/01 - Martin Luther King Jr. Quotations
A collection of quotes by civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. about justice, equality, life, law, freedom, peace, discrimination, and love.
01/04/01 - History of the Year 2000
As the year 2000, the last year of the 20th century, passes from the present into the past, we can try to determine what will be remembered in the history books of the future.
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