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Greg Daugherty

Greg Daugherty, a longtime magazine editor and frequent contributor to HISTORY.com, has also written on historical topics for Smithsonian, National Geographic Traveler, and other outlets.

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A crowd of smiling graduates in black capes standing outside a university building, throwing their caps in the air.

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The History Behind ‘Pomp & Circumstance’ and 8 Other Graduation Traditions

Some commencement ceremony traditions, like the cap and gown, have medieval origins; others developed more recently.

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Hand-colored advertisement from the 1910s showing four children in pajamas holding giant toothbrushes leaning over a giant tube of toothpaste. Caption says: "Armed to the teeth."

How Humans Took Care of Their Teeth Through History

The dental hygiene tools available to our ancestors have evolved—but still bear a striking resemblance to what’s used today.

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Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

How Toys Changed After World War II

The ascendance of plastics and television forever changed the industry.

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Engraving of the Roman emperor Commodus (161-192), a brutal ruler who precipated the decline of 84 years of prosperity and stability in the empire.

Was Commodus the Worst Emperor in Ancient Roman History?

By some historians’ measure, he was the cruelest and most demented of the bunch.

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