The Harsh Conditions at Valley Forge in 1777-78
(via History Things) Valley Forge is a well known topic of the American Revolutionary War. The Continental Army camped there
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The Forgotten Tale of How America Converted Its 1980 Olympic Village Into a Prison
(via Atlas Obscura) For two weeks in the winter of 1980, a small town in upstate New York had an
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How Cuba’s Greatest Cartoonist Fled From Castro and Created ‘Spy vs. Spy’
(via Atlas Obscura) One day a Cuban illustrator walked unannounced into the MAD Magazine offices, and the rest is history.
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Aboard the USS Brooklyn in 1896
(via Retronaut) Commissioned in December 1896, the USS Brooklyn was the Navy’s third armored cruiser, after the New York and
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7 Strange Tales From the Wild West
(via mental_floss) The old Wild West is the stuff of legends: Gunslingers robbing banks and trains. Cowboys on long cattle
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Goodbye to the Barbershop?
(via The Conversation) With their red, white and blue striped poles, dark Naugahyde chairs and straight razor shaves, barbershops hold
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Rebuilding a Former Slave’s House in the Smithsonian
(via The Atlantic) Few Reconstruction-era residences from communities of former slaves are still standing today. The Smithsonian’s new National Museum
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The String of Shark Attacks That Changed The Way We Look at Sharks
(via History Buff) The idea of a man-eating shark patrolling the coast and eating swimmers is terrifying. More terrifying is
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What Americans Used to Eat
(via Priceonomics) Priceconomics used the New York Public Library’s menu dataset, which consists of information from thousands of menus
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A Filthy History: When New Yorkers Lived Knee-Deep in Trash
(via Collector’s Weekly) It’s tempting to think of ancient tombs and monuments as our best window into other cultures. But
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Teen Bicycle Messengers of 1908-1917
(via Retronaut) In 1908, the National Child Labor Committee hired Lewis Hine, a New York sociologist and photographer, to document
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Where Veteran Horses Retire After They’ve Served
(via Great Big Story) The United States Army has horses that are up for adoption. The retiring horses were once
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