How Newport’s ‘Gold Coast’ Became a Hot Spot for Gilded Age Elites
Elite Gilded Age families competed for status by building extravagant summer 'cottages' in Newport and throwing lavish parties.
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The Science of Volcanoes
Find out where lava comes from and what happens when a volcano erupts underwater.
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Who Said It?
Pressure is a privilege, and champions adjust.-Billie Jean King
The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.-Ronald Reagan
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Pride Month 2025
The history of Pride Month began with the June 1969 Stonewall Riots and continues today with celebrations honoring the LGBTQ+ community.
How 19th-Century Drag Balls Evolved into House Balls, Birthplace of Voguing
Harlem drag balls thrived during the post-Civil War era, creating a space where trans and queer people of color later broke out to develop House Ballroom.
The Queer Victorian Doctors Who Paved the Way for Women in Medicine
In an era when women were discouraged from entering the work force, these women forged ahead in a profession normally exclusive to men.
How Gay Culture Blossomed During the Roaring Twenties
During Prohibition, gay nightlife and culture reached new heights—at least temporarily.
In 1959, Cooper's Do-nuts set the stage for the trans rights movement.
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Some of the 20th century's most important inventions—computers, transistors, satellites—were pioneered at Bell Labs. But these scientists also delved into the creative, and their research in computer-generated films and music would set the foundation for an entire future of media.
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It's 1914 and visitors to the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco are about to have their fortunes told—by a cookie.
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Love it or hate it, the beer can is an iconic part of American culture. But there was a time when the beer can was almost made extinct.
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Alan Hart pioneered X-rays for TB detection and was the first documented trans person in the U.S. to have a hysterectomy.
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Who's Making History
Who's Making History
Gustav Hasselskog
Candela's CEO made maritime history, piloting the first electric boat to successfully travel from Spain to North Africa across the Mediterranean.
Taylor Swift
The pop star became the first-ever recording artist to have every one of their albums hit 2 million streams all in the same day.
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The designer was appointed head of men's and women's lines at Christian Dior—the first to hold full creative control of the fashion house since Christian Dior himself.
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