Catherine Phelan
Catherine is a Brooklyn-based writer and editor. Running The Archive has given her a great excuse to keep reading any biography she can get her hands on. Catherine also runs Creepy Crate, a subscription box for the spooky at heart. When not watching horror movies or reading the latest N.K. Jemisin novel, you can find her in the stacks of the Housing Works bookstore or at the nearest park.
On This Day: Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee
The leader of the Civil Rights Movement was 39.
On This Day: Sidney Poitier Was Born
The iconic African-American actor turns 91 today.
On This Day: Rosa Parks Was Born
The woman who sparked the Montgomery bus boycotts was born in Tuskegee.
Clotilda, Final Slave Ship to the United States, May Have Just Been Found off the Coast of Alabama
The schooner, lost since 1860, is the last confirmed ship that brought captives from Africa to the United States.
On This Day: Charles Darwin Publishes On the Origin of Species
The groundbreaking work changed scientific study forever.
![On This Day: Infamous<em> "</em>Dewey Defeats Truman" Newspaper Hits Newsstands](https://orion-uploads.openroadmedia.com/md_10bac69888a7-dewey-defeats-truman.jpg "On This Day: Infamous<em> "</em>Dewey Defeats Truman" Newspaper Hits Newsstands")
On This Day: Infamous "Dewey Defeats Truman" Newspaper Hits Newsstands
The iconic—and erroneous—headline lives on.
11 Groundbreaking Books That Changed America
These books effected real change.
On This Day: Walt Disney Testifies Before the House of Un-American Activities Committee
Disney accused his former employees of communism.
11 Fascinating History Podcasts for Every Kind of History Obsessive
Grab your earbuds and disappear into the past.
![On This Day: The Beatles Release "Love Me Do"](https://orion-uploads.openroadmedia.com/md_6ca3148fda94-beatles-love-me-do.jpg "On This Day: The Beatles Release "Love Me Do"")
On This Day: The Beatles Release "Love Me Do"
The Fab Four's first single merely hinted at the musical revolution to come.
The Vietnam War Docu-Series Premieres on PBS This Weekend
Master documentarian Ken Burns takes on a story that is still struggling to be told.
