Christopher Klein, HISTORY

Christopher Klein

HISTORY

Andover, MA, United States

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  • The Globe and Mail
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Past articles by Christopher:

Josephine Baker's Daring Double Life as a World War II Spy

Using fame as a cover, the glamorous entertainer spied for the French Resistance against the Nazis in World War II. → Read More

5 Times Hurricanes Changed

These violent storms have had far-reaching consequences that altered the course of history in surprising ways. → Read More

How the 'Big Three' Teed Up the Cold War at the 1945 Yalta Conference

Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill hammered out postwar matters like the creation of the United Nations, the fate of Eastern Europe and the 'dismemberment' of Germany. → Read More

When a US Hospital Ship Was Attacked by a Kamikaze Pilot During WWII

After being hit by a Japanese suicide plane, the crew of the USS Comfort were forced to tend to their own. → Read More

How America Struggled to Bury Its Dead During the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Undertakers, gravediggers and casket makers couldn’t keep up with history’s deadliest pandemic. → Read More

How the Gilded Age's Top 1 Percent Thrived on Corruption

Vast corporate wealth and a fee-based governance structure fueled widespread corruption during America's Gilded Age. → Read More

Opinion: An Irish-American invasion sparked Canada’s birth

The self-proclaimed Irish Republican Army attacked Canada not just once, but five times between 1866 and 1871 in what are collectively known as the Fenian Raids → Read More

How Much Did the First-Ever Social Security Check Pay Out?

Over her lifetime, the first Social Security recipient received nearly 1,000 times what she paid into the system. → Read More

Stockholm Syndrome: The True Story of Hostages Loyal to Their Captor

How a six-day hostage drama inside a Swedish bank christened the psychological phenomenon known as "Stockholm Syndrome." → Read More

The stubborn assimilation of the Boston Irish

The immigrants, fleeing a humanitarian disaster, were unlike any newcomers the United States had seen before. → Read More

How America’s Iconic Brewers Survived Prohibition

January 17, 1920, marked a dark day for American brewers. At the stroke of midnight, America became a dry country under Prohibition, with over a thousand → Read More

See All The Crafty Ways Americans Hid Alcohol During Prohibition

Prohibition went into effect on January 17, 1920, officially banning the “manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors” for beverage purposes in → Read More

The Spies Who Launched America’s Industrial Revolution

From water-powered textile mills, to mechanical looms, much of the machinery that powered America's early industrial success was "borrowed" from Europe. → Read More

The Original Luddites Raged Against the Machine of the Industrial Revolution

As new technology displaced workers in the early 1800s, artisans found their livelihoods threatened—and reacted wth violence. → Read More

How Blackbeard Lost His Head in a Bloody, Sword-Swinging Battle

After Blackbeard met a bloody end in 1718, his severed head became a ghoulish ornament. → Read More

WWI Inventions, From Pilates to Zippers, That We Still Use Today

Small inventions made life easier during—and after—the war. → Read More

This New York Village Seceded from the Union...for 85 Years

The men of Town Line voted to leave the United States at the start of the Civil War—but it wasn’t over slavery. → Read More

Why October 1918 Was America's Deadliest Month Ever

More Americans died of the Spanish flu than in all the wars of the 20th century combined. → Read More

The surprising history of American pirates

Pirates were once welcomed with open arms — even in Puritan Boston. → Read More

Here’s How Third-Party Candidates Have Changed Elections

America’s two-party political system makes it difficult for candidates from outside the Republican and Democratic parties to win presidential elections. → Read More