Blurred Bylines

During the Watsonville Riots of 1930, hundreds of white men attacked Filipino farmworkers in a series of nightly assaults that ended when a young Filipino man was killed. Nativist and xenophobic attitudes against Asians, and Filipinos in particular, hit a fever pitch in California as working class whites felt threatened by an influx of immigration.

During the Revolutionary War in 1775, a smallpox epidemic ravaged Boston and thousands of soldiers serving in the Continental Army. George Washington understood first-hand the dangers of smallpox, and formulated a plan to protect his troops from the virus. He strongly advocated for smallpox inoculations, or vaccinations, for his men.

After facing anonymous threats in the mail in 1914, Constance Kopp worked to uncover the man responsible. Soon, she began to solve crimes.

One requirement to become eligible for SSI disability benefits is a $2,000 limit on a person’s entire personal wealth, called “resources.”

On the third and final day of fighting at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, Pvt Marshall Sherman took the Confederate battle flag belonging to 28th Virginia Infantry.

Despite her gunshot wounds, Jennifer Holliday tried to manipulate her attacker, Eric Parnell, into helping her receive medical attention.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library sends free books every month to children ages 0-5. Regardless of income or address, any child in the U.S. can qualify for the program.