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Prohibition, Prescriptions and the Rise of 'Medicinal' Booze
From 1920 to 1933, the United States was, technically speaking, a dry country. The National Prohibition Act made the manufacture, transport and sale …
7 years, 2 months ago
Did Robert E. Lee hate Confederate Memorials?
From 1861 to 1865, the United States of America was a country divided. More than a century later, it remains America's bloodiest war. After the cessa…
7 years, 2 months ago
California Schoolchildren and the Great Squirrel War
In 1918, as the planet was consumed by World War I, the government of California found itself combating an unexpected and catastrophic enemy: Ground …
7 years, 3 months ago
When West Virginia Begged the USSR for Foreign Aid
Were it not for the coal mine, the town of Vulcan, West Virginia may well have never existed. As a rural and geographically isolated community, Vulca…
7 years, 3 months ago
Idiomatic for the People II, Part 2
Language is beautiful and, in many cases, continually evolving. As a result, we end up with hundreds of strange idioms and figures of speech that we …
7 years, 3 months ago
Idiomatic for the People II, Part 1
Language is beautiful and, in many cases, continually evolving. As a result, we end up with hundreds of strange idioms and figures of speech that we …
7 years, 3 months ago
The Statue of Liberty Almost Lived in Egypt
Today the Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous landmarks in the United States -- but it almost didn't make it to Liberty Island. Join the guys…
7 years, 3 months ago
Agent Garbo: The Strange Tale of the Man Who Saved D-Day
When Juan Pujol first volunteered to spy for the British during World War II, they didn’t take him seriously. That all changed when he got a gig spyi…
7 years, 3 months ago
The War of the Stray Dog: How Far Would You Go For Your Pet?
After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, it didn't take the newly-independent nations of Greece and Bulgaria long to begin bickering over their borders.…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Tragic Origin Story of Morse Code
The telegraph and the communication system known as Morse code revolutionized the way we transmit information, but how did it get here? Join the guys…
7 years, 4 months ago