19th century history

In early 1815, Europe was trying, very deliberately, to relax. After more than two decades of near-constant war, the defeat…

Solomon Northup was born free, likely in 1808, in New York State. He worked as a skilled carpenter, landowner, and…

Coming in at a mere 278 words, the Gettysburg Address is one of the most famous speeches ever given by…

The case of Jack the Ripper is one of the most enduring and chilling mysteries in criminal history. The identity…

During the Industrial Revolution and in the subsequent years before worker protection laws were put into place, it was a…