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    J.R. Hardman, dressed for Civil War re-enactment.
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    The Battles Of A Civil War Re-Enactress

    Jun 09, 2015
    Refused at first as a re-enactor, J.R. Hardman turned to historic, real-life pioneers for inspiration.
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    A Chinese basketball team from the YMCA in San Francisco, 1919.
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    Chinese Basketballers Of Yesteryear

    Jun 04, 2015
    In the early 20th century, Chinese athletes in the U.S. sometimes found social liberation on the basketball courts.
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    YMCA camp leaders at Camp Dudley in New York. Sumner Dudley, founder of the camp, sits in the center with a mallet.
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    How The YMCA Helped Shape America

    Jun 02, 2015
    Many of today's fitness trends can be traced back to the pioneering programs of the YMCA.
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    A man shows his pitted windshield to a police officer in Seattle in 1954
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    The Windshield-Pitting Mystery Of 1954

    May 28, 2015
    For some strange reason, people across America began to notice that thousands of automobile windshields were dotted with teeny-tiny pockmarks.
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    When 'Petting Parties' Scandalized The Nation

    May 26, 2015
    In post World War I America, young people shocked their elders with jazz music, jitterbug dancing and public displays of affection.
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    Telegraph operator, 1908.
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    Muddled Messages In America's Past

    May 21, 2015
    Communication breakdown is not a new phenomenon. American history features a mass — and a mess — of misunderstood messages.
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    Ma Maison menu cover by David Hockney.
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    The Repast Is Not Even Past: Old LA Menus

    May 19, 2015
    By culling through the culinary offerings of thousands of old menus in the Los Angeles Public Library's collection, we can learn a lot about a city and its history.
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    The Dirigo Vintage Base Ball Club in Maine.
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    The Curious World Of Baseball Re-Enactors

    May 14, 2015
    When John Coray and other vintage "ballists" gather to compete using 19th century rules and trappings, the base ball diamond becomes a field of dreamers.
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    Do We Talk Funny? 51 American Colloquialisms

    May 12, 2015
    American English has a rich history of regionalisms — which sometimes tell us a lot about where we come from.
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    4 Hot-Button Kids' Books From The '50s That Sparked Controversy

    May 06, 2015
    Mostly forgotten or out of print, these picture books triggered conversations about integration.
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    Story Hour at the Carnegie-built Webster branch of the New York Public Library, circa 1910.
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    Do We Really Need Libraries?

    May 05, 2015
    Between 1886 and 1919, Andrew Carnegie planted nearly 1,700 libraries across America. Over the years they grew. Now they are trying to survive.
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    First lady Grace Coolidge receives a May basket from young children in 1927.
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    A Forgotten Tradition: May Basket Day

    Apr 30, 2015
    For at least a century or so, April flowers led to showers of May baskets on the front-door knobs of American homes.
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    Nazi Summer Camps In 1930s America?

    Apr 28, 2015
    In the 1930s, the Nazi movement was on the rise in Europe — and at summer camps for kids in the United States.
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    7 Lost American Slang Words

    Apr 23, 2015
    Remembering cool words that are no longer cool — or even used much.
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    Addiction.
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    Addiction In American History: 14 Vivid Graphs

    Apr 17, 2015
    How certain words related to addictive behavior have shifted over the centuries — in 14 colorful charts.
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    Dr. Albert B. Sabin, right, and  Dr. Jonas Salk in Washington, 1955.
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    Defeating The Disease That Paralyzed America

    Apr 10, 2015
    On April 12, 2015, the world will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Jonas Salk's vaccine that led to the eradication of polio.
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    A golfer wears a long black skirt in mock protest of the USGA ban on golfing shorts in tournament play, 1953.
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    When Wearing Shorts Was Taboo

    Apr 07, 2015
    In certain places in American history, showing a little leg has been illegal — for men and women.
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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking in Kingstree, S.C., as seen in the video clip.
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    After Selma, King's March On Ballot Boxes

    Apr 02, 2015
    Tucked away in the archives of the University of South Carolina is a video clip of a rousing King speech.
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    Mickey Mantle was the subject of a newspaper hoax in 1961. Here he is that year taking practice swings at Yankee Stadium.
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    Media Mischief On April Fools' Day

    Mar 31, 2015
    When news organizations make fun of the news, it can be funny — or not.
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    Board Games That Bored Gamers

    Mar 26, 2015
    Strolling through the board games of yesteryear we find some that succeeded and some that faded away.
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    Old-Timey Slang: 'Polking' Was A Vulgar Word

    Mar 24, 2015
    Slang words come and go — and some stay on forever.
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    When The KKK Was Mainstream

    Mar 19, 2015
    In 1920s America the insidious Invisible Empire was not only visible, it participated in otherwise polite society.
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    Grant and Amanda Engler celebrate in jet packs at their wedding ceremony in 2012 in Newport Beach, Calif.
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    7 Creative Wedding Ideas From History

    Mar 17, 2015
    Couples nowadays are tying the knot in original ways — like some pioneering newlyweds in America's past.
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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965.
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    A King Speech You've Never Heard — Plus, Your Chance To Do Archive Sleuthing

    Mar 13, 2015
    For 50 years, this little-known archive of civil rights activities has gone pretty much untouched and untapped.
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    Who Takes 3,000 Photos Of NYC's Doors?

    Mar 10, 2015
    In the mid-1970s, photographer Roy Colmer cruised the streets of New York City. The result: A very particular perception of doors.

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