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The Case of the Sleepwalking Killer
The evidence against Albert Tirrell was lurid and damning—until Rufus Choate, a protegé of the great Daniel Webster, agreed to come to the defense
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Billboard Advertising in the City of Blade Runner
Are Angelenos destined to be perpetually surrounded by super-sized advertisements?
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What Are America’s Most Iconic Homes?
According to the National Building Museum, these houses, more than most, have impacted the way we live
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Rocket to the Stars at the 1939 New York World’s Fair
A trip into space without leaving Earth—or even going outdoors
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Life-Saving Speech
When a would-be assassin shot, the 50-page manuscript and metal eyeglasses case tucked against Roosevelt’s chest absorbed the blow
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The Magazine of the Future (on floppy disk!)
More than 20 years before the iPad, an entrepreneur saw the potential of interactive, digital magazines
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Geronimo’s Decades-Long Hunt for Vengeance
Close by the Mormon colony of Colonia Dublan is an unlikely tourist attraction: the small hilltop where the legendary Apache leader exacted his revenge
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The Disco-Blasting Robot Waiters of 1980s Pasadena
In 1983, a Chinese fast-food restaurant hired a curious-looking pair of servers: Tanbo R-1 and Tanbo R-2
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Print the News, Right In Your Home!
Decades before the Internet, radio-delivered newspaper machines pioneered the business of electronic publishing.
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During the First World War, Allied birds outperformed their rivals and saved thousands of lives–all thanks to the efforts of one London pigeon fancier
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The House that Polly Adler Built
She entered the brothel business without apology and set out to become the best madam in America
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The Dalai Lama is one of the world’s most revered religious leaders, but that didn’t prevent four holders of the office from mysteriously dying
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The Flying Ambulance of Tomorrow
In the 1920s, a French inventor devised an ingenious way to provide emergency medical assistance
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Astrologers Predict 1929 Will Be Year of Prosperity
The world without the Great Depression looks a lot rosier in hindsight
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Infographic: The Rise and Fall of Scoring in Baseball
From the dead-ball era to the steroids era, the balance between pitchers and hitters has always been in flux
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Salk, Sabin and the Race Against Polio
As polio ravaged patients worldwide, two gifted American researchers developed distinct vaccines against it. Then the question was: Which one to use?
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Books: Teddy Roosevelt: Top Cop, Jonah Lehrer and Other Must-Read Books
TR’s rough ride as New York’s police chief shaped the man who became president just six years later
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Richard Clarke on Who Was Behind the Stuxnet Attack
America’s longtime counterterrorism czar warns that the cyberwars have already begun—and that we might be losing
The art and science of looking ahead
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