In Reconstruction-era America, what brought 20 white men in Civil War uniform and two black men together to take a picture in a time when racial mixing was taboo? A Civil War enthusiast wants to know what history lies in his vintage photograph. A Washington, D.C. photo archivist discovers a big piece of history. A list of signatures, including Thomas Jefferson's, pledging $200 to open a pair of elementary schools hints at a larger underlining story. Icon Jack Dempsey became the world's first boxing superstar in 1919, and he did it with the clang of a bell. A Nevada man wants to know if the bell he toasts to at his favorite bar was the one used at ringside during Dempsey's legendary match.

In Reconstruction-era America, what brought 20 white men in Civil War uniform ...