Operation Plunder

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In 1919, white soldiers returned from WWI to find their jobs filled with southern blacks who had migrated north. The Red Summer of 1919 was a racially tense period of riots, murders, arson, and more.

Major General Jimmy Doolittle proposed converting aging B-17 bombers into remote-controlled bombs, codenamed Operation Aphrodite. In one such mission, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. was killed in action when the bombs detonated before he could bail out.

Dating back to the early 1900s, the history of Father’s Day faced pushback from dads themselves, who viewed the holiday as a commercial gimmick, but in 1956, Congress officially recognized Father’s Day. Today, over 121 million fathers in the US will receive more than $16 billion in gifts and love.

The Hollywood Ten were a group of writers and directors who refused to cooperate with the anti-communism committee proceedings. Their defiance would result in jail time, debt, and Hollywood’s blacklist.

The Code of Hammurabi is an ancient Mesopotamian code of law first composed in 1754 BC and consisting of 282 laws spanning social engagement to contract law and punishment.

The most celebrated African-American fighting regiment during WWI, the Harlem Hellfighters faced racism at home before facing off with Germany longer than any other fighting unit in the war.

When the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, the forefathers realized the need for an American flag. More than 100 years later, the history of flag day started with a Wisconsin teacher, Bernard Cigrand.