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What Do You Know About Thanksgiving?
Do you need some Thanksgiving trivia to throw around the dinner table tomorrow? Then take this quiz to find out what you know about the historical origins of the all-American holiday.
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New York Times Traces First Lady's Slave Roots
The New York Times ran a captivating historical piece today about a six-year-old slave named Melvinia. The paper traces her family's five-generation journey from slavery to modern success.
It's a fascinating American story that just so happens to be part of first lady Michelle Obama's story, too.
The Très Bizarre History of Birth Control
From the Rythmeter to the IUD, birth control has come a long way over the years. But do you know how far? While condoms are a classic that date back thousands of years, there are many other methods that history — thankfully — forgot.
13 Spooky Facts About Friday the 13th!
Thirteen has been an unlucky number since at least 1700 BC, when ancient Babylonia omitted the number 13 in its list of laws. Its association with Friday is a more recent phenomenon. Take a peek at these 13 historical facts relating to the superstition.
O Captain! My Captain! Obama Honors Lincoln at Ford Theater
The president honored his favorite predecessor last night at the reopening of Ford's Theater, the site of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865. "Harrowing," Obama called the occasion, if you're looking for the word.
Timed to coordinate with the great emancipator's 200th birthday today, the 18-month, $25-million renovation features a revamped stage, new seats, and a spacious, updated lobby.
Subject From Iconic Great Depression Photo Recounts Impact
This picture is in just about every American history book and has become an iconic image of the Great Depression. And while it reminds me of The Grapes of Wrath, it was intended to let Depression-era Americans understand they were not alone. Maybe now it can tell our 2008 recession woes that throwing a party with dollar-store finds is not the same thing?
Is Liberal Bias in Your History Book?
What did you learn in history class? That the Rosenbergs were innocent? Gorbachev, not Reagan, ended the Cold War?
A List Candidates Want to Avoid: Biggest Debate Blunders!
Tonight is the last chance Barack Obama and John McCain have to show Americans how their visions for America differ. That's swell, but we all know what tonight's debate is really about — it's the last chance either candidate has to make a major blunder and self-inflict a campaign crippling wound. Esquire went back to the archives to find examples of how presidential campaigns destroyed years of campaigning during a few seconds of debate time.Group Therapy: Should I Let It Be?
My relationship with my best friend of 15 years has been rocky for the last two. We have a lot of history together. I was there for her through thick and thin, and even helped her when she had her first child and the father was nowhere to be found!
Vintage Video: Tour the White House With Jackie Kennedy!
If you're a history fanatic, you're going to love the vintage White House videos AMC has gathered. The network rolled out some 1960s archive footage to set the scene for its straight-out-of-the-sixties series Mad Men. Especially satisfying, for Jackie Kennedy and presidential trivia fans alike, is video of the White House Tour given by the gracious lady of the (White) House.
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