Some significant archaeological discoveries
Some of the world’s biggest archaeological discoveries not only changed the way we interpret our past but also solved historical...
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Oct 213 min read
Historic typos
An occasional slip of the keyboard or pen can lead to errors in spelling, punctuation, or grammar, and while they may seem trivial or...
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Oct 174 min read
Secret Service code names for First Ladies
In the chaos of a post-Civil War America, the federal law enforcement agency known as the Secret Service was formed as a branch of the...
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Oct 162 min read
Which “Golden Girls” star was a U.S. Marine?
Long before she portrayed such iconic TV characters as the outspoken feminist Maude Findlay on Maude and the sarcastic-yet-compassionate...
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Oct 1315 min read
Interesting facts about some famous leaders
Who’s the only president to file a patent? Which VP wrote a hit pop song? And which Civil War general gave us the word “sideburns”? These...
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Oct 115 min read
Heroic wartime animals
Humans and animals have fought side by side since prehistoric times. Dogs have long been our faithful companions in times of peace and...
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Oct 82 min read
Zachary Taylor never voted until his own presidential election
I n the 1848 U.S. presidential election, Major General Zachary Taylor — a political newcomer representing the Whig Party — faced off...
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Oct 42 min read
When the U.S. Senate selected the vice president
The United States has had some strange elections over the last 230-odd years, few more so than the presidential contest of 1836 — the one...
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Oct 22 min read
French waiters once went on strike for the right to sport mustaches
I n 1907, one of the more unusual strikes in France’s history unfolded. Better wages and working conditions were at stake, as is often...
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Sep 305 min read
The bizarre election of George Washington
These days, we take for granted the organized chaos that accompanies the U.S. presidential election every four years, from the lengthy...
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Sep 287 min read
The most popular song the year you were born
Nostalgia is a powerful feeling, and it’s easy to spend hours reminiscing about days gone by. It’s especially fun to look back at — and...
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Sep 252 min read
A house in which civil rights icon Rosa Parks lived in was relocated to Rome Germany
Civil rights icon Rosa Parks spent more than 40 years living in her home state of Alabama before moving to Detroit, Michigan, in 1957....
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Sep 205 min read
A bite-sized history of fast food
The existence of ready-made food has been around for centuries, from ancient Rome’s takeout restaurants, known as thermopolia , to the...
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Sep 193 min read
People used to send their children through the U.S. mail
On January 1, 1913, the United States Post Office began offering parcel service. While private freight companies had already existed for...
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Sep 191 min read
“Starry Night,” from a physics perspective
Vincent Van Gogh’s Brushstrokes Captured Turbulence in “Starry Night” We likely all know Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” and its...
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Sep 175 min read
Some facts about Jackie Kennedy
Few first ladies are as recognizable as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis , who rose to prominence alongside her husband President John F....
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Sep 142 min read
The Statue of Liberty once served another purpose
It used to be a lighthouse Lady Liberty has pushed her torch high into the New York City skyline since 1886, but at one time, the grand...
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Sep 91 min read
Historic school moved to new location in Athens
Belmont School, originally known as Big Creek Academy, has been successfully moved to its new location, just 700 feet east of its...
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Sep 92 min read
Ancient Romans had central heating
The ancient Roman people used many technologies that seem surprisingly modern — including hypocausts, a precursor to central heating...
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Sep 74 min read
What everyday life in Ancient Rome was like
Ancient Roman history is usually dominated by larger-than-life rulers such as Julius Caesar and eloquent senators such as Cicero....
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