Films & TV
In this film, Norman Bates tells us that "A boys best friend is his mother"
Psycho
If you're ever trying to make your way to the West coast in 1846, avoid traveling with them or you might end up on their menu
Donner Party
The core history class all History majors need to take
HIST-200 Read & Write History
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture, was a general and the most prominent leader of this revolution
Haitian Revolution
This gothic novel by eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley is widely considered to be the first Science-fiction novel
Frankenstein
The episode "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is the 22nd episode in this shows first season which tells the story of a happy neighborhood turning against each other due to paranoia
The Twilight Zone
Although she was the first to confess in the 1692 Salem Witch Trials, she was never executed
Tituba
His area of expertise is colonial and Revolutionary North America, with an emphasis on race, gender, and national identity
Gregory Knouff
This was the code name given to the Nazis surprise invasion of the Soviet Union
Operation Barbarossa
Its believed he created over 1,700 new words and phrases in his plays
William Shakespeare
The horror film Midsommar has this actress known for her new role as Black Widow playing the lead
Florence Pugh
She was tried and acquitted for the 1892 murders of her father and step-mother, but you probably know about it from a nursery rhyme
Lizzie Borden
His first book, "The Orient of Europe: The Mythical Image of India and Competing Images of German National Identity," was published in 2009 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Nicholas Germana
He said, "The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, as often as you can, and keep moving on."
Ulysses S. Grant
Edgar Allen Poe's 1843 Gothic short story that follows the main character being tortured by an old mans "pale blue eye"
The Tell-Tale Heart
If you're watching one of this first movie you might hear the whispering orders of "Kill, kill, kill, mom, mom,mom"
Friday the 13th
Departing from Southampton for her maiden voyage in 1936, this ship would go on to have a history of tragic deaths making many believe its boiler room and Stateroom B340 to be haunted
RMS Queen Mary
He helped create the “Reform to Civil Rights” disability curriculum which became publicly available in 2023 and was developed by Emerging America
Graham Warder
William Harvey Carney was awarded with this in 1900 for his gallantry in saving the regimental colors during the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863
Medal of Honor
Oddly enough, in this 1897 novel that shares the same name of this well-known character, a cowboy by the name of Quincey P. Morris shows up to defeat the antagonist
Dracula
Based on the Tom Clancy novel, this 90s submarine thriller takes place during the Cold War and features a soviet man who just wants to live in Montana
The Hunt for Red October
A prince of Wallachia that is best remembered for his brutality towards his enemies, specifically one that involves stakes.
Vlad III Dracula / Vlad the Impaler / Vlad Țepe
He taught 3rd–8th grade English and history, Park School, Brookline, MA and taught history at the Walnut Hill School in Natck, MA, before entering graduate school
Matthew Crocker
A sniper in the Red Army who had 309 confirmed kills, making them one of the most deadliest snipers in history
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
This book features the line “Sin is a thing that writes itself across a man’s face. It cannot be concealed." in reference to a painting that plays a central role in the plot
The Picture of Dorian Gray