Inside the Ruthless Kentucky Cave Wars
At the turn of the 20th century, there was life-changing money to be made in operating a “show cave.” Those prospects fueled fierce competition.
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How Devil’s Tower Got Its Name
How Devil’s Tower Got Its Name
How Devil’s Tower Got Its Name
Devil's Tower is one of the most recognizable features of the American landscape, but not everyone agrees on what it should be named.
Who Said It?
Who Said It?
Imagination should be the center of your life.-Ray Bradbury
The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.-Rosa Parks
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
AANHPI Heritage Month is an annual celebration that recognizes the historical and cultural contributions of individuals and groups of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander descent to the United States.
How MLB’s First Japanese Player Made it to Big Leagues
In 1964, Masanori 'Mashi' Murakami debuted with the San Francisco Giants. But two years later, the pipeline of big-league talent from his country was closed.
The First Asian American Settlement Was Established by Filipino Fishermen
The fishing village in marshlands of present-day Louisiana was settled by the so-called Manilamen as early as 1763.
This Japanese Actor Became One of Hollywood’s First Heartthrobs
Sessue Hayakawa was a sex symbol of the silent era.
After the 1906 earthquake destroyed the city, plans to rebuild didn’t include a place for Chinese immigrants. Faced with the prospect of resettling to Oakland, Look Tin Eli employed white architects to create an even grander Chinatown.
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Take a look at the animals (and one fungus!) that have had a huge effect on the human race.
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Dorothea Lange captured the reality of the Great Depression in the faces of those who struggled most.
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A lone wolf inmate with dreams of writing crime novels becomes the star of his own breakout from a historic Mississippi prison farm.
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Who's Making History
Who's Making History
Pope Leo XIV
Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected as the first American pontiff and the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday.
Agatha Christie
An avatar of the late British novelist is “teaching” a writing course with the online lecture series BBC Maestro.
Lady Gaga
The pop star attracted the largest-ever audience for a female performer, drawing an estimated 2.5 million people to her May 3 free concert on Brazil's Copacabana Beach.
Kevin Costner's The West
Kevin Costner's The West
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Delve into the epic history of the American West and how the desperate struggle for the land still shapes the America we know today. The series premieres Memorial Day at 9/8c and streams the next day.
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