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When Movie Theaters Tried to Ban Popcorn

The buttery, salty snack wasn’t always a movie-must.

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How 65 Became America’s Default Retirement Age

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Forensic Dentistry Has Its Roots in the American Revolution

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The Moonwalk’s Roots in Black Artistic Resistance

Where Is the World’s Oldest Tree?

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Your Birthday in History: April 23rd

Find out some birthday facts for April 23rd when people play two truths and a lie.

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Who Said It?

Give me liberty, or give me death!

-Patrick Henry

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Mother Earth

How One of the Driest Places on Earth Has Hosted Centuries of Life

Though it gets almost no rainfall, the Atacama Desert hosts a surprising amount of life, including a long history of human habitation.

How Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ Awakened the World to Environmental Peril

Carson's 1962 bestseller first warned the public about the devastating effects of chemical pesticides—and started a revolution.

How Was the Earth Made?

Here is the origin story of Earth—the only place we know life to exist.

Tracing Earth Day’s History

Earth Day was established in 1970 and has become a worldwide holiday celebrated by over 1 billion people. See key highlights in the movement.

Earthrise: The Photo That Energized Environmentalism and Inspired Earth Day

The famous Earthrise photo, taken during the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, is an image that very nearly didn’t exist. The circumstances that led to it were a feat of invention, innovation and human ingenuity.

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The Man Preserving Lacrosse’s Native American Roots

Lacrosse is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country, and Oren continues to preserve the origin story of the sacred game.

Inventions & Science

Top 3 Fast & Furious Cars of All Time

Peyton Manning and guests take us through the greatest cars of all time.

How Helicopters Changed Battlefield Tactics

Join Vietnam veterans Pete Henry and Jim Harris as they reunite to revisit rare footage from their groundbreaking artillery airlift mission.

This Cold War–Era Toxic Mist That Vanished Without a Trace

In 1957 West Germany, a covert plot unfolds as operatives develop a lethal mist designed to eliminate a target without leaving a trace, risking escalation during the Cold War.

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Explore Rhode Island’s Rich History

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Where the US Industrial Revolution Began

In 1793, Samuel Slater built America's first water-powered textile mill–right in Pawtucket. That moment helped spark the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. and transform how the nation worked.

The Courage of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment

The 1st Rhode Island Regiment broke barriers in the Revolutionary War as the first predominantly Black unit in the Continental Army.

Inside Newport's Gilded Age Mansions

Explore The Breakers, The Elms, and Marble House to discover how Rhode Island became a playground for the elite.