Matthew Henson explored the Arctic, among other places. An African American born to free sharecroppers in 1866, Henson was not like other explorers who had financial backing and publicity machines behind them. Despite this, Henson, who accompanied Peary, is widely credited as the first American to leave footprints
Inventions and Discoveries of the Industrial Revolution defined today’s world.
Strange nineteenth-century customs, holidays and events echo in today’s world.
Victorian Age fashion pushed forward into greater freedom.
Advances in the Industrial Era spawned secret places, many of which you can still visit.
Nellie Bly and other Victorian Era visionaries blazed trails to your future.
Explore pets, plants and other 19th century natural wonders and people who protected them.
Rival journalists Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland raced around the world in 1889. Facing treacherous…
