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The midnight ride of Sybil Ludington
When we think of midnight riders from the American Revolution, Paul Revere is the name everyone knows. But there is another rider who reportedly rode twice as far as Revere to warn American...
Guglielmo Marconi: The inventor who started a radio monopoly
Before the radio, long-distance communication depended entirely on physical transport, such as horses, steamships, or messengers. While signal fires and flags offered speed, they required a direct...
Nellie Tayloe Ross: The first female governor in the United States
Long before women regularly ran for executive office or commanded major federal agencies, a former kindergarten teacher from Wyoming completely redefined what leadership looked like in America....
Philo Farnsworth: The (real) inventor of television
Most people assume a massive company or a team of corporate scientists invented the television. But the basic technology actually came from a 14-year-old farm boy named Philo Farnsworth, who figured...
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Lost Sparks History tells the story of remarkable figures in history — people who may have changed the world — but who you may not have heard of.