David Kindy

Dave Kindy is a freelancer in Plymouth, Massachusetts who writes about history and other topics for HISTORY.com, Smithsonian magazine, National Geographic, The Washington Post and other outlets. He is currently writing a nonfiction book about World War II.

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Historic John Oliver Homestead, built in the 1820s in Cades Cove, Tennessee, in the Great Smoky Mountains.

So what if they were drafty and crawling with bugs?

Snoopy Flying Ace from The Peanuts Movie

The Flying Ace symbolized hope and, ultimately, exasperation.

Three-quarter-length portrait of Albert Einstein standing in a field with his umbrella on his arm.

Neither Einstein nor Israel thought it was a good idea.

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Panning for gold at Nome Beach, Alaska, 1899.

A 28-pound nugget was found in North Carolina.

Side view portrait of Thomas Cromwell seated, wearing Tudor garb, oil painting by Hans Holbein the Younger

The Tudor king's most trusted adviser, who ushered in the English Reformation, was known as a brilliant politician and brutal enforcer.

Old engraved illustration of death of gladiator Spartacus

The gladiator led an army of escaped slaves against Roman troops.

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L: Portrait of Isaac Murphy in jockey uniform; C: James Winkfield; R: jockey Jimmy Lee

African American riders won 15 of the first 28 Kentucky Derbies.

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