Jack Hawkins articles

One of America's greatest sporting events of the year is just around the corner. The Super Bowl occurs on February 9th annually, drawing an average viewership of 123 million people. But what were some of the greatest moments of the past Super Bowls?

We have already seen the disastrous consequences of climate change in 2025, with the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles and California more broadly, in what was supposed to be the wet season on the west coast. But how else will climate change affect us in 2025? Let's examine the predictions that top scientists are making for this year.

The Korean War broke out in 1950, following the resolution of World War II, lasting for three years, between 1950 and 1953. It ended with an Armistice agreement between North and South Korea, but no official peace treaty has ever been signed. Let's go over the most important events of the first military action by the United States after World War II.

Over 120 bodies were recently unearthed in a garden outside a small British church in the city of Leicester, England. Now referred to as "Leicester's Lost," scientists are eager to find out what happened to these people, whose deaths showed no signs of foul play.

When a ten-year-old girl moved into a new home with her family in 1975 in Key West, Florida, she couldn't have imagined the discovery she'd make. Handwritten letters that detail one of the state's largest financial crimes, written by either a very unlucky criminal—or a mastermind who got away with it all. Read on to discover what happened when Stephanie Palomba discovered letters in her attic.

Since independence in 1776, the United States has built one of the world's most powerful militaries. It has about 2 million active-duty military personnel across all branches and has engaged in over 100 military conflicts in the last 249 years, usually with success. But let's look at some wars that America didn't win.

Nowadays, there's talk of banning TikTok and social media for teenagers in Europe, but what about the toys of yesteryear that were banned? These toys were so dangerous that the government stepped in to take them off the shelves for everyone's safety.

Lee Miller's incredible life has been covered in the 2024 film Lee. Detailing her rise from a fashion model to one of the most important photographers of the 20th century. Elizabeth Miller's ability to capture some of history's most pivotal moments in the 20th century, most famously during the Second World War, set her apart as history's disappearing woman.

The United States may not be that old as a country, but it has been through a lot—created, at least in part, by the will of men to be free from tyranny. We've devised a quiz that covers the bulk of American history—see how you do it and whether you remember as many of your American History classes as you think.