The Ashtabula Bridge disaster of December 1876 brought about change for not only the town, but also in railroad procedures and legislative duty. The worst train accident in the United States in the 19th century deserves to be remembered.
Three classic episodes of The History Guy about how the Christmas season survives even tragedy.
The “Great Sedition Trial” uncovered shocking connections at the time with the German reich that we were fighting, and challenged the idea that the nation was of a single mind during the war. It also challenged exactly how far the national commitment to freedom of speech and opinion reached, especially in extraordinary times.