Marathon-running was very popular in the early 20th century. The sport was low cost and offered a new option for blue-collar workers. The industrial age created a little more free […]
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The concept for the first drive-in movie business originated with one man in the late 1920s. Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr. came up with the concept of watching movies from one’s
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Today we send an e-mail, and if the address is invalid, the message bounces back. It’s annoying, but at least we know the information was not received. The Post Office
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Baby books, vintage photographs, partially filled photo albums—we’ve all seen these in antique stores and at flea markets. Who were these people? And how did their photos end up in
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“Battlefields are outdoor classrooms,” says David Duncan, president of The American Battlefield Trust. There is no better place to learn how the acts of man shape the fate of a
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The U.S. Post Office was instrumental in leading the way for American progress in air travel. For years, the story of the Post Office is one of an agency that
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