Why the British were doomed from the get-go in the American Revolutionary War By David Smith, History of War magazine Poor planning and a lack of cooperation meant British strategy was destined to fail during the American Revolution.
What is Juneteenth? By Mindy Weisberger The American holiday Juneteenth is observed on June 19 and is also known as Emancipation Day and Black Independence Day.
What is antifa? By Mindy Weisberger What’s the history of anti-fascism and why is it controversial?
Who created the polio vaccine? By Kimberly Hickok In the early 1950s, Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Albert Sabin each found a way to protect the world from poliomyelitis, the paralysis-causing disease commonly known as polio. Here's how they did it.
Plague doctors: Separating medical myths from facts By Winston Black, All About History These spooky costumes may have been worn by some early modern physicians to ward off infection, but the history of plague medicine goes back much further.
Walter Raleigh's bloody quest for El Dorado By All About History, Mathew Lyons The Tudor explorer risked everything in his obsessive hunt for gold and glory.
VE Day: The end of World War II in Europe By Callum McKelvie, All About History On May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II in Europe and triggering huge celebrations around the world.
Welcome to Armageddon: Meet the city behind the biblical story By Owen Jarus Megiddo, a place known in the Book of Revelation as "Armageddon," was occupied between roughly 7000–300 B.C. A prophecy states that in the end times a final battle will be fought near this site.
What is chemotherapy? By Isobel Whitcomb Chemotherapy has been widely used for treating cancer but it's side effects can be severe.
What are zoonotic diseases? By Kimberly Hickok Zoonotic diseases are on the rise, but the transfer of a disease-causing germ from an animal to a human is still very rare.
What is palm oil? By Grace Browne Palm oil is the most commonly produced oil in the world, and one of the most controversial.
What is epidemiology? By Tim Childers Learn how these disease detectives save lives by studying and preventing the spread of the worst bugs and diseases.
20 of the worst epidemics and pandemics in history By Owen Jarus, All About History Disease outbreaks have ravaged humanity from prehistory to modern times, sometimes changing the course of history and even wiping out entire civilizations.
What does quarantine mean? By Kimberly Hickok The concept of putting a sick person in isolation has been around for a very long time.
What is a pandemic? By Kimberly Hickok A pandemic is the global outbreak of a disease. There are many examples in history, the most recent being the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spanish flu: The deadliest pandemic in history By All About History Over 100 years ago, a killer strain of the influenza virus infected over a third of the world's population.
Lindisfarne: The 'Holy Island' where Vikings spilled the 'blood of saints' By Owen Jarus Reference article: Facts about Lindisfarne.
What is climate change, and how is it affecting Earth? By Stephanie Pappas Climate change is real and humans are causing it.
