Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
Explainer
The Revolutionary Idea That Remade the New World
Birthright citizenship is distinctly American—but not in the way Trump thinks.
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The Hell We Raised: How Texas Shaped the Gunfighter Era
Texans left an enduring mark on the gunfighter era. The frontier was a darker place because of it.
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Charleston massacre
June 17, 2015
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Retrieval
Jew? Not a Jew?
The untold story of how American Jewry and the Jewish state almost resolved the question of who is a Jew.
Retrieval
The Curious History of New England’s Hermit Tourism
From Revolutionary War-era recluses to 1920s roadside attractions, meet the solitary figures who turned isolation into a destination.
Debunk
Who Said, "Don't Fire Till You See the Whites of Their Eyes"?
Israel Putnam? William Prescott? British officers? Was the phrase even uttered at the Battle of Bunker Hill at all?
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Emancipation
The long history of emancipation in the United States, from individual escapes and manumissions, through Civil War fighting and Reconstruction legislation, to Juneteenth commemorations.