American Cities: Before and After
Manhattan had a very different topography than the concrete jungle we know today
American Cities: Before and After
James Keily’s 1851 map of Washington shows a considerably smaller district, before the Potomac River was filled in to make way for monuments
American Cities: Before and After
California’s first state engineer, along with a team of surveyors, created this hand drawn map in 1880 to explore Los Angeles’ water resources
American Cities: Before and After
Bankers and speculators in the Colorado capital used this 1879 map to explore the Mile High City’s real estate potential
American Cities: Before and After
A look at a sailing chart of San Francisco and its bay, made in 1859 by the fledgling US Coast Survey
This 1868 pocket map of Chicago shows the city in full-blown expansion, a mere 3 years before the infamous blaze
Fifty years after the historic event, take a look at the lineup of speakers who addressed the crowd of 250,000 at the Lincoln Memorial
Organizing an event that large was a formidable task in and of itself. Tackling the issue of handling food for the masses was another issue entirely
A furtive antiquarian nicknamed Stoney Jack was responsible for almost every major archaeological find made in London between 1895 and 1939
See the famous chef’s thought process as she wrote out precise measurements to bake one of her favorite breads
The nouveau riche of the Gilded Age had buckets of money but little social standing—until they started marrying their daughters to British nobles
In 1945, a U.S. naval ship was sunk by a Japanese submarine, but the ship's sinking was just the beginning of the sailors' nightmare
Mary Burns exposed the capitalist's son to the plight of the working people of Manchester
You aren’t alone in your fear of makeup-clad entertainers; people have been frightened by clowns for centuries
How well can you do on this 101-year old quiz for Bullitt County, Kentucky, eighth graders?
Revelations about the treasury secretary's sex life forced him to choose between candor and his career.
The banh mi, ramen and other foods considered national dishes that actually have cross-cultural beginnings
In the medieval period, the Middle East was home to many of the world's wealthiest cities—and to a large proportion of its most desperate criminals
Overimbibing makes some people's brains shut down, for others, it gets the innovative juices flowing
The United States Army had several advantages, but the most decisive was the professionalism instilled at West Point
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