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Lunch Atop A Skyscraper

Great Depression

Behind the Photo: Lunch Atop a Skyscraper

American multi-sport Jim Thorpe competing for Carlisle Indian Industrial School at the U.S. Olympic trials in Celtic Park, New York, May 18, 1912.Jim Thorpe

Native American History

How Sports Icon Jim Thorpe Emerged from the Indian Boarding School System

Illustration of Knights Jousting

The Violent Medieval History Behind the Carousel Ride

John Gotti

5 Famous Racketeering Cases

Fourth General of the Salvation Army, Evangeline Booth (1865-1950) saluting, May 23, 1915. She was the daughter of the organization's founder, William Booth.

How the Salvation Army Militarized Charity

The original DeLorean time machine hero "A" car on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, July 2016.

Arts & Entertainment

How ‘Back to the Future’ Turned a Failed Sports Car Into a Pop Culture Icon

Greek civilization, bronze statue of Artemis known as Piraeus Artemis

Why Did Ancient Greeks Wear Togas?

Fireworks over the Washington Monument on Saturday, July 4, 2020.

Observances & Traditions

The Surprising History of July

7 Sites Claimed to Be an ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’

A damaged vehicle is being loaded onto a tow truck, with people in the background observing the scene.

The Devastating Real-Life Crash That Inspired ‘F1’

IRAN-DEMO-KHOMEINY

Middle Eastern History

What Led to the 1979 Iranian Revolution?

Build a fire in winter, heating with wood

Why Did Early Humans First Use Fire?

SLUG: NA-DINO. DATE: November, 15, 2007 CREDIT: Bill O'Leary / TWP. WASHINGTON, DC. Scientists unv

Which Dinosaur Had the Most Teeth?

Panning for gold at Nome Beach, Alaska, 1899.

5 US Gold Rushes Not in California

Admiring a Bristlecone Pine in the San Luis Valley

Where Is the World’s Oldest Tree?

LOS ANGELES - Riot April 30

Los Angeles Riots

Women’s History

Clara Barton

Ancient Bust of Hannibal

Hannibal

Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497-1542). Spanish explorer and conquistador.

Hernando de Soto

26th Amendment ratification

U.S. Constitution

The 26th Amendment