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The U.S. Senate Has Been Using the Same Ivory Gavels for Over 200 Years

(via Atlas Obscura) When things get unruly in a courtroom, the judge can grab his gavel and start hammering on

(via Atlas Obscura) On January 6, 1998, NASA’s Lunar Prospector blasted off for the south pole of the moon, looking

(via mental_floss) Hoyt Vandenberg, Chief of Staff for the United States Air Force, was driving to his office in the

(via Atlas Obscura) In early summer 1859, St. George’s Cricket Club found itself at an existential crossroads. Established in 1838,

(via 99 Percent Invisible) The Residence Act of 1790 called for the creation of a new capital city for the

(via Popular Mechanics) September 18th was the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United States Air Force. The service,

(via Atlas Obscura) It is not especially valuable by the standards of old baseball cards, but a vintage “pasteboard” depicting

(via mental_floss) When The Carol Burnett Show premiered in 1967, Burnett broke new ground as the first female host of

(via Atlas Obscura) Despite her success, Caroline Shawk Brooks never forgot her sweet, creamy roots.

(via Atlas Obscura) They were known as the “book women.” They would saddle up, usually at dawn, to pick their

(via History) On this day in 1782, in Newburgh, New York, General George Washington, the commander in chief of the

(via Amusing Planet) In Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood near the Delaware River, close to Interstate 95, is a historic cobblestoned