Introduction: History Episodes
This site collects “history episodes,” tiny micro-histories based on one event or phenomenon […]
Fashion, Face Masks, and Influenza
By Elizabeth McGovern On January 31, 1919, in the midst of the Spanish […]
I Solemnly Swear I Do Not Have Venereal Disease
By: Heather Adams On February 9, 1918, Herman M. Biggs wrote a letter […]
Women, Remain in College!
By Brianna Neusch In 1917, P.P. Claxton, the United States Commissioner of Education, […]
“On Tyrants Only We’ll Make War!”
By Dave Mano On May 1st of 1915, 50,000 people came together in […]
Patriotic Gardens
By Regina Lufrano April 06, 1917- Bronxville, Westchester County New York In 1917, […]
Knit Your Bit! (Or Else)
Knit Your Bit! (Or Else) by Katherine Sapienza “Take Notice Everybody!” screamed the […]
Experimental Therapy For Shell Shock
By Jeannie Borschel On February 19th, 1918, the people of New York City […]
Reconstructing a Face
By Devyn Aguilera On September 29th, 1918, Lieutenant Clement G. Felt was hit […]
Dodge the Flu by Going to School
by Jake Buessem As the Spanish Flu swept across America in 1918, the […]
Shell Shocked Soldier Hallucinates Murders
Carolyn Scopino On November 1, 1921, Daniel Cleary was arrested for attempting […]
Spies in the City
By Garrett Degnan June 3, 1917-June 5, 1917 New York City Spies in […]