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For Sale: The Telegram That Announced Abraham Lincoln’s Death

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(via Atlas Obscura) For generations, the document was in the possession of a Union general’s family.

(via Smithsonian) Americans have always taken as much sugar as they could get—but in the beginning, they couldn’t get much.

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 0 Comments

(via Atlas Obscura) When Trenton’s streetcars came to a halt in the 1930s, one literally found a home.

(via Today I Found Out) Conveying calm assurance, the practice of placing one hand inside of a top garment is

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 0 Comments comics, FBI

(via mental_floss) In a memo dated November 30, 1957, an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation identified as “A.

(via Smithsonian) Few images embody the spirit of the American West as well as the trailblazing, sharpshooting, horseback-riding cowboy of

(via mental_floss) In the early spring of 1943, Girl Scout Cookie chairwoman A.A. Rabe had some devastating news for residents

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) The measles used to be one of the world’s most common childhood diseases. Since the introduction of

(via Great Big Story) General Tso’s chicken is a staple in American Chinese restaurants. But the most popular Chinese dish

(via First We Feast) From January 17th, 1920 until December 5th, 1933, the 18th Amendment (a.k.a the Volstead Act) to

(via Neatorama) The first Super Bowl took place on January 15, 1967. The game was not universally called “the Super

(via Smithsonian) A beloved Robert Frost poem is among the many creations that are (finally) losing their protections in 2019.