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August 17, 1969: The last day of Woodstock
August 16, 1896: George Carmack finds gold in the Yukon
August 14, 1935: Social Security Act signed into law by FDR
August 13, 1961: Berlin is divided into east and west
August 12, 1990: Largest T-rex skeleton ever discovered
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California governor apologizes to Native Americans
The influence of the Jazz Age on the ‘Great Gatsby’
Gilligan’s Island: A fateful trip behind-the-scenes
30 of the most impressive U.S. Navy warships
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Puerto Rico’s purgatory as an unequal part of the US
30 surprising facts about ‘M*A*S*H’
Fun facts you never knew about the UK’s Queen Victoria
The dark secrets and somber fates of ‘The Little Rascals’
Martin Luther’s 95 Theses: How a single document started a religious revolution
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A comprehensive guide to all the cool Norse gods
Everything you need to know about Jeanne d’Arc, France’s heroic saint
Discover the ancient city of Tenochtitlán
People have been getting stoned for 2,500 years, according to new discovery
Hidden prehistoric city uncovered beneath Lake Titicaca
TECHNOLOGY
6 Fascinating facts about quirky American inventors
Behind the scenes: Photos of the first moon landing on 50th anniversary
Nike: A brief history of the Swoosh
George Washington Carver: More than just ‘the peanut guy’
Someone entered a horse in a race against trains
MYSTERIES
Puerto Rico’s purgatory as an unequal part of the US
30 surprising facts about ‘M*A*S*H’
Fun facts you never knew about the UK’s Queen Victoria
The dark secrets and somber fates of ‘The Little Rascals’
Martin Luther’s 95 Theses: How a single document started a religious revolution
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Revisiting Woodstock with those who went, 50 years later
John Dillinger’s body to be exhumed after 85 years
A history of the US deporting its own citizens
How Rocky and Rambo brought down the Soviet Union
How Josef Mengele became a wanted man
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John Dillinger’s body to be exhumed after 85 years
A history of the US deporting its own citizens
How Rocky and Rambo brought down the Soviet Union
California governor apologizes to Native Americans
From The battlefield to the boulevard: A brief history of the white picket fence
The first presidential debate featured two women, and it happened in 1956
John Dillinger’s body to be exhumed after 85 years
A history of the US deporting its own citizens
How Rocky and Rambo brought down the Soviet Union
California governor apologizes to Native Americans
From The battlefield to the boulevard: A brief history of the white picket fence
The first presidential debate featured two women, and it happened in 1956
History Today
August 17, 1969: The last day of Woodstock
August 16, 1896: George Carmack finds gold in the Yukon
August 14, 1935: Social Security Act signed into law by FDR
August 13, 1961: Berlin is divided into east and west
August 12, 1990: Largest T-rex skeleton ever discovered
August 11, 1972: Last U.S. ground combat troops leave Vietnam
August 17, 1969: The last day of Woodstock
August 16, 1896: George Carmack finds gold in the Yukon
August 14, 1935: Social Security Act signed into law by FDR
August 13, 1961: Berlin is divided into east and west
August 12, 1990: Largest T-rex skeleton ever discovered
August 11, 1972: Last U.S. ground combat troops leave Vietnam
US
30 surprising facts about ‘M*A*S*H’
The influence of the Jazz Age on the ‘Great Gatsby’
Gilligan’s Island: A fateful trip behind-the-scenes
30 of the most impressive U.S. Navy warships
The intriguing history of the rare buffalo nickel
The two Battles of Saratoga were the stunning turning points of the Revolutionary War
Everything you need to know about First Lady Abigail Adams
July 11, 1804: Alexander Hamilton lost his life in a duel against life-long rival, Aaron Burr
Beyond the signature: John Hancock’s role in the American Revolution
Ancient
A comprehensive guide to all the cool Norse gods
Everything you need to know about Jeanne d’Arc, France’s heroic saint
Discover the ancient city of Tenochtitlán
People have been getting stoned for 2,500 years, according to new discovery
Hidden prehistoric city uncovered beneath Lake Titicaca
New species of hominid found in Philippine cave
The real Ivar the Boneless was even scarier than his ‘Vikings’ character
How early settlers crossed the Bering Strait land bridge
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon may not have been so Babylonian after all
Technology
6 Fascinating facts about quirky American inventors
Behind the scenes: Photos of the first moon landing on 50th anniversary
Nike: A brief history of the Swoosh
George Washington Carver: More than just ‘the peanut guy’
Someone entered a horse in a race against trains
Meet the woman who worked for free to win the Nobel Prize in Physics
How the Apollo 7 mission nearly ended with a mutiny in space
October 28, 1793: Eli Whitney applies for patent on his cotton gin invention
October 27, 1904: The New York City subway opens to the public
Mysteries
Revisiting Woodstock with those who went, 50 years later
Puerto Rico’s purgatory as an unequal part of the US
August 9, 1974: Gerald Ford succeeds Nixon as president
How Josef Mengele became a wanted man
Fun facts you never knew about the UK’s Queen Victoria
The last days of Edward Teach, AKA Blackbeard
Inside Andersonville: The Civil War’s most cold-blooded prison
The dark secrets and somber fates of ‘The Little Rascals’
Everything you need to know about France’s famous Arc de Triomphe
Conspiracy!
Martin Luther’s 95 Theses: How a single document started a religious revolution
Viking cats were super different than our cats today
The Revolutionary War’s turning point: the Battle of Trenton
How a broken heart created Miami’s Coral Castle
The fascinating life (and death) of Russia’s most peculiar royal, Anastasia Romanov
How the Battle of Waterloo ruined the reputation of Napoleon Bonaparte
‘Little House on the Prairie’ behind-the-scenes facts that’ll change how you see the show
Robert Wadlow: the tallest man in history
Robert the Doll’s haunting tale makes Chucky seem like an actual toy
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