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Five 19th-Century Utopian Communities in the United States
Utopian communities in 19th-century America were considered by many to herald a new age in human civilization. Often led by charismatic leaders with high religious or secular moral ideals, these settlements experimented wildly with different models of government, marriage, labor and wealth. Hundreds of such societies littered the U.S. landscape during the 1800s, most disappearing without a trace. Here are five that made a lasting...
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Vagabond Express
Riding Greyhound from coast to coast, from the Great Depression to the Great Recession. By Haley Cullingham. (Feb. 5)
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The last honky-tonk
A look at Southern Comfort’s history and the regulars who have made it a divey draw for decades. By Miranda Hawkins and Johnathon Kelso.
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America’s Scandalous, Psychic, Forgotten First Female Presidential Candidate
Decades before women won the right to vote, Victoria Woodhull ran for president, started her own newspaper, and became one of America's first female stockbrokers. She also found time to advocate for free love and talk to ghosts. By Lyz Lenz.
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Long Hours, Crowded Houses, Death by Trolley: America in 1915
The presidential campaign is replete with allusions to better times and eclipsed golden ages of American greatness. But in a new review from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economist Carol Boyd Leon paints a sociological portrait of America as it was 100 years ago, when technology was meager, financial ruin was one downturn away, war was ongoing in Europe, and the choices that Americans have come to expect—in their cars, clothes, food...
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Faith, Family and the American Farmer
The drama of a northern Colorado wheat harvest. Photography by Elliot Ross.
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The Japanese Wife
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The American Breed - Bend Me, Shape Me
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Korean Girls Try American BBQ
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Greetings from Hank Dietle’s, the Last Great Roadhouse in Suburbia
White Flint Mall, once the jewel of Rockville Pike, is history. A gleaming town center is rising on its ashes. But just across the Pike, the oldest bar in Montgomery County [Maryland] is still rocking. By Eddie Dean.
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Bones And Grooves: The Weird Secret History Of Soviet X-Ray Music
In Cold War Russia, getting your hands on an American rock record was close to impossible. But a few bootleggers found a way to hide their contraband in the last place anyone would think to look.
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Timeless New York street scenes, discovered after nearly 50 years
Amateur photographer Frank Larson captured New York City in the 50s. His thousands of negatives had been stashed away in an attic since his death in 1964. But recently, a grandson discovered them.
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Welcome to Arkham—the (HO) Model City
A scale model of HP Lovecraft’s Arkham city.
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Civil War Envelopes Are Works of Art—And Propaganda
Envelopes were relatively new for American mail in the 1860s, and printers used them to take sides. By Veronique Greenwood.
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You Still Don't Know the Whole Rosa Parks Story
You probably think you know the story of Rosa Parks, the seamstress who refused to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Ala., 60 years ago—on Dec. 1, 1955—and thus galvanized the bus boycott that was a defining moment in the American civil rights movement. You also probably think you know what she looks like — from her mugshot most likely, or a picture of her being fingerprinted, or perhaps a later photo of her seated, looking out the window, on an integrated bus.
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An expansive photo record of Native American life in the early 1900s
Edward S. Curtis spent more than 20 years documenting over 80 tribes across North America.
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Julie
Rhiannon Giddens
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The Ruined Beauty of Pioneer Homesteads
The arid landscape of the Great Plains is home to generations of pioneer homesteaders—and the ruins they left behind. By Andrew Moore.
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22nd November 1963 - John F. Kennedy assassinated
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible.
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Grateful Dead Album Will Be Inducted Into Grammy Hall of Fame
The Grateful Dead iconic release is finally getting its due.
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