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How the Puritans once banned Christmas in Massachusetts
You have likely heard the story of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" — but what about the one where the Puritans in Massachusetts banned the holiday altogether?
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How Samuel Adams Helped Ferment a Revolution
A virtuoso of the eighteenth-century version of viral memes and fake news, he had a sense of political theatre that helped create a radical new reality.
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When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Opened a Psychic Bookstore
A considerable mess greeted the station sergeant who peered into London's The Psychic Bookshop in the early morning hours of February 6, 1928. Books and papers
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The original Roe v. Wade ruling was leaked, too
Leaks of any kind are rare at the Supreme Court, but in 1973, the original Roe decision was leaked to the press before the court formally announced it. The chief justice was furious.
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Judge rules that Tulsa massacre lawsuit seeking reparations can proceed
The three known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre that saw a white mob murder scores of Blacks and raze much of their neighborhood can proceed with a lawsuit seeking reparations for the death and destruction, a judge in Oklahoma ruled on Monday.
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How a Determined Congressional Aide Helped Break Open the Biggest Environmental Scandal in U.S. History
Thousands of Niagara Falls residents lived in a toxic wasteland for years until a whistleblower made a call.
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Rare First Printing of the U.S. Constitution Is the Most Expensive Text Ever Sold at Auction
A collective of cryptocurrency owners attempted to buy the document but was outbid by Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin, who shelled out $43.2 million. One of just two privately owned first printings of the United States Constitution sold yesterday for $43.2 million, becoming the most expensive book, manuscript, historical document or printed text ever sold at auction, reports Sarah Cascone for Artnet News. The winning bid was more than double the presale estimate of $15 to $20 million.
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Harriet Tubman Is Famous for Being an Abolitionist and Political Activist, but She Was Also a Naturalist
The Underground Railroad conductor's understanding of botany, wildlife biology, geography and astronomy allowed her to guide herself and others to safety
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The Groundbreaking Porn Film That Upset the Supreme Court
The Mitchell brothers’ porn masterpiece, featuring the first mainstream “interracial” sex scene in adult cinema, turns 50 this year. And it’s a fascinating cultural artifact.
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How 9/11 convinced Americans to buy, buy, buy
Consumer patriotism is the American way.
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American Vernacular: Chicago and the Birth of the Comic
A cartoonist discusses his new show about the development of an American art form.
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Forget the Alamo review: dark truths of the US south and its ‘secular Mecca’
Three Texas authors expose the myth that the 1836 battle at a San Antonio mission was about freedom. It was about slavery
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Gun that killed Billy the Kid sells for $6 million
The gun that killed American Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid sold for more than $6 million at auction on Friday in Los Angeles, more than double the pre-sale estimate.
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Tribal Headhunters on Coney Island? Author Revisits Disturbing American Tale
Author revisits troubled history of Filipino tribe brought to America in 1905.
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Hey Kamala, Here Is a Progressive Way to Address the Root Causes of Migration
End the drug war, stop the flow of U.S. firearms into Central America and curb the emissions driving climate disasters.
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The KKK ruled Denver a century ago. Here’s how the hate group’s legacy is still being felt in 2021.
Ripple effects of the Klan’s takeover of Denver’s power structures in the mid-1920s are still felt, especially after the release by History Colorado last month of digital copies of the Klan’s…
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The Pentagon Seriously Contemplated Nuking China in 1958
Newly leaked documents show that US officials in 1958 cavalierly planned a nuclear strike on China over a handful of disputed islands. As Washington once more stokes tensions with China, it’s a reminder of the callous recklessness at the heart of US foreign policy.
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Roadside Tea Rooms Were America’s Original Truck Stops
For the first half of the 20th century, hungry travelers couldn’t do better than a roadside tea room
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His book helped expose Tulsa's massacre of Black citizens. Now he's helping find their graves
Scott Ellsworth talks about 'The Ground Breaking,' a new follow-up to "Death in a Promised Land," his pioneering 1982 exposé of atrocities in Tulsa.
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New 'Oregon Trail' Game Revisits Westward Expansion From Native Perspective
Developers hired three Indigenous historians to help revamp the iconic educational computer game
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