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Paris or Bust: The Great New York-to-Paris Auto Race of 1908
Even before there were roads, there were men who wanted to drive fast
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Yep, there was an app for that
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A new biography tells the story of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts
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Seven Famous People Who Missed the Titanic
The notables who planned to sail on the fateful voyage included a world-famous novelist, a radio pioneer and America’s biggest tycoons
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The discovery of a 40,000-year old figurine reignites debate among archaeologists about the origins—and true purpose—of art
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From the Editor: Fateful Encounters
The Titanic and the elusive nature of perception
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Why the Titanic Still Fascinates Us
One hundred years after the ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank, the tragedy still looms large in the popular psyche
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The Aftermath of Mountain Meadows
The massacre almost brought the United States to war against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but only one man was brought to trial: John D
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The World Will Be Wonderful In The Year 2000!
The secret formula for predicting a fantastical yet credible future
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Colonel Parker Managed Elvis’ Career, but Was He a Killer on the Lam?
The man who brought The King to global fame kept his own past secret. But what exactly was Tom Parker hiding?
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1970s Children Draw Robot Presidents and Nuclear Apocalypse
Kids predict the darndest things
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A Spectacle of Horror – The Burning of the General Slocum
The deadliest disaster in New York before 9/11 killed many women and children and ultimately erased a German community from the map of Manhattan
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One Library for the Entire World
In the years preceding the Internet, futurist books hinted at the massive information infrastructure that was to come
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Imagining a City of Treelike Buildings
Amid growing concerns that skyscrapers were blocking sunlight for people on the ground, a British architect proposed a novel solution
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When the Country’s Founding Father Is Your Founding Father
The descendants of American presidents are the athletic trainers, lawyers, salesmen and executives of everyday life
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The Mysterious Mr. Zedzed: The Wickedest Man in the World
Sir Basil Zaharoff was the archetypal “merchant of death”—an arms salesman who made a career out of selling to both sides in a conflict
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Newlyweds who didn’t want to visit the cliched destination of the time, Niagara Falls, dreamt of one day spending their first days as a couple on the moon
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The officer who gained glory as a warrior in the Civil War also had a domestic side.
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