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San Francisco's school renaming debacle is a timely mix of confused...
Summary List PlacementSan Francisco was one of the first US cities to declare a state of emergency at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Its public schools have been closed for nearly a year. And...
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Vintage photos show how the role of women in the workforce has evolved in the...
Summary List PlacementWorking women have come a long way in the last 100 years. In the 1920s, women entered the workforce in astonishing numbers as a result of the industrial revolution. Then, as men...
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America needs to learn from the history of strongmen or Trumpism is going to...
Summary List Placement"If I lose to him, I don't know what I'm going to do," Donald Trump told attendees of a September 2020 rally held in North Carolina, expressing the utter dread of being defeated...
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Daylight-saving time begins on March 14 — here's why we have it and why some...
Summary List PlacementOn March 14 at 2 a.m. ET, US states that recognize daylight-saving time will "spring forward" and move their clocks one hour ahead, losing an hour of sleep in exchange for more...
View ArticleWhy Coca-Cola invented Fanta in Nazi Germany
Summary List PlacementFollowing is a transcript of the video.Narrator: This is Fanta, one of the most popular soft drinks in the world. It's easily identifiable by its bright colors and bold...
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'Presidents vs. the Press' author Harold Holzer on the long, nasty history of...
Summary List PlacementHarold Holzer, author of "The Presidents vs. The Press: The Endless Battle Between the White House and the Media" is one of the country's foremost Lincoln historians. In his...
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The 50-year rise of Starbucks, from a single Seattle location selling roasted...
Summary List PlacementThe first Starbucks opened in Pike Place Market in Seattle in March of 1971.Source: Insider,StarbucksInitially, the storefront only sold coffee beans and equipment, a far cry from...
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Discovery Plus is the perfect streaming service for fans of nonfiction shows,...
Summary List PlacementTable of Contents: Masthead StickyFree Trial for Verizon Unlimited Customers (small)Monthly Plan (ad-supported) (small)Discovery Plus is one of the latest services to throw its...
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Amtrak Joe: A brief look at President Biden's long history of supporting...
Summary List PlacementWhen President Ronald Reagan in 1981 moved to trim $884 million from a budget used by Amtrak, Senator Joe Biden was the only member of the Senate Budget Committee to vote against...
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Prehistoric cavemen starved themselves of oxygen to induce hallucinations and...
Summary List PlacementPrehistoric cave dwellers living in Europe purposefully starved themselves of oxygen to hallucinate while creating their decorative wall paintings, a groundbreaking new study has...
View ArticleOne Egyptian company is keeping the 5,000-year-old art of papyrus-making...
Summary List PlacementWe visited an Egyptian business that's one of the last places in the world to make papyrus paper.Ancient Egyptians invented papyrus paper around 5,000 years ago, but the art is...
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Here's how 4/20 became the go-to holiday for marijuana lovers
Summary List PlacementApril 20, or 4/20, is a significant day for the cannabis-consuming community. 4:20 p.m. is considered an optimal time to light up for smokers, and spaces where you can smoke...
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Historic photo marks the first time 2 women flanked the US president at a...
Summary List PlacementPresident Joe Biden made his first presidential address to a joint session of Congress, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Kamala Harris, sitting behind him at the...
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One man's 21-year protest to take down a Confederate monument – and force his...
Summary List PlacementThe Historic Square in Denton, Texas, is a sprawling lawn dotted with old oak trees. On weekends, it's a destination for families and students from Denton's two major...
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GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn enjoys making US history references but keeps...
Summary List PlacementRep. Madison Cawthorn tried to emphasize the importance of facts on the House floor — only to get his own facts wrong. During a speech attacking President Joe Biden's economic...
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In age of division, 92% of Americans say they still want to make the country...
Summary List PlacementBy certain measures, people in the US are more bitterly divided than they've been in decades, particularly overpolitics.But as the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day,...
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Made Men: A photo tour of the most notorious sites of New York Mafia history...
Summary List PlacementMany of America's most infamous gangsters were creatures of New York. I've been hearing stories about the five New York crime families of La Cosa Nostra ( Gambino, Genovese,...
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Black business owners are leading a revolution in a Virginia market haunted...
Summary List Placement"Richmond is the root of oppression." That's one of the ways Ashley J. Williams described the city she's called home for 10 years. She said she was speaking of the Virginia...
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You can see exactly where your hometown would have been while dinosaurs were...
Summary List PlacementPlanet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. While 750 million years may seem like nothing in relation to its age, a lot of can change in the space of 750 million years.300 million...
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A 2,000 year-old fast-food joint discovered by archaeologists in Pompeii will...
Summary List PlacementA 2,000-year-old fast-food and drink counter, which was excavated last year in the streets of the ancient Roman city Pompeii, will open to the public this summer.The Telegraph...
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