Welcome to Hip in History

While many are quick to point to the events at the Stonewall Inn in 1969 as the birth of LGBTQ+ activism, there are roots even further...

Benjamin L. Salomon (1914-1944), Army Early Years Benjamin Louis Salomon attended the USC School of Dentistry and was a practicing...

Henry Johnson (1892-1929), Army Henry Johnson was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, before moving to New York as a teenager. He...

Many who love military history are aware of the Navajo Code Talkers who made a huge impact for the Allies in World War II. Members of...

As all Marvel fans are aware, the Dora Milaje are a group of warrior women that are sworn to protect the king of Wakanda, better known as...

If I asked you to picture a banker from 1903, I’d bet that Maggie Lena Walker would not look anything like the person you pictured. This...

The year was 1916 and women were still unable to vote across most of the United States. Even so, Jeannette Rankin of Montana would...

As a child learning about the American Revolution in school, I was awestruck! I learned all about the incredible men who stood up to...

One of my favorite parts of Hamilton, the Musical, is Hercules Mulligan! He’s brash and brave and “needs no introduction”. Although an...

Why study history? This has always been the first question I asked my students at the beginning of a new school year. I stopped being...

Contrary to a commonly held belief that transgenderism is a relatively new occurrence, history tells us differently. Not only have...

Most people learn all about Rosa Parks in school; the black woman who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus in 1955...