Modern History Stories

The infamous passenger liner was fitted with advanced safety features—lulling her crew into a false sense of security.

Discover the figures, culture, and technology that made the Georgian Era a vibrant time of change for an empire.

There's much more to Jewish history than the Holocaust.

Driven to help, Louise Thuliez aided underground networks in France despite facing an all-too-real threat of execution.

These celebrations are rooted in the past.

These historical gadgets could be smuggled right under the enemy's nose.

146 people lost their lives when the Asch Building went up in flames.

A battalion of teenagers risked their lives to free Jewish prisoners.

These women are vital to history. Discover why.

A picture is worth a thousand words. 

A newly public kind of reign led Queen Victoria to face—and survive—8 assassination attempts.

Once a forbidden subject, recent years have begun to bring details of a dark time to light.

Real devastation, fictional monsters, and a swimsuit all collided in the Pacific Ocean.

Showing a weakness made our founding father strong.

Poor communication resulted in a naval disaster.

This indigenous tribe refused to succumb to imperialist rule.

Unlock the mysteries of the universe.

Boris Volodarsky’s riveting account sheds lights on the Kremlin’s history of poisoning enemies.

The 17th president narrowly avoided conviction in 1868.

Time on or near the front lines shaped these authors' lives and work.