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Why Fads Have Flourished in America
From the Industrial Revolution to TikTok, shifting technology and culture have helped turn the United States into fertile ground for fads.
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Earth Day Origins
Earth Day's Environmental Origins
Environmental issues have long faced our planet, but what did it finally take to set aside a day just for Earth?
This Day in History
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.
HISTORY Shorts
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.
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