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The Titanic sinking.

How The Titanic Haunts Us

We have good reason to remember the story of what happened to hubristic rich people, and the imprisoned poor, in an enormous opulent floating palace.
by Nathan J. Robinson via Current Affairs on October 26, 2021

How April 14th Came to Be ‘Ruination Day’

April 15 may be Tax Day, but for some, it’s the 14th of April that’s notorious.
by Gillian Welch, Julia Wick via Longreads on April 14, 2015
An illustration depicting the size of the Titanic in comparison to world wonders.

The Unsinkable Myth

Reflections on the various legends surrounding the world's most famous ship.
by Richard Howells via The Public Domain Review on April 11, 2012
A diagram of early bicycle wheels.

Going Nowhere Fast

The strange past and even stranger future of the stationary bicycle.
by Jody Rosen via The Atlantic on May 18, 2022
An illustration of Florence March, a White House maid, and the ghost of a boy inside the White House.

The Thing in the White House

The White House's most terrifying ghost and the maid who saw it.
by Howard Dorre via Plodding Through The Presidents on October 8, 2024
"Dear America" books with Black girls on the covers.

How the Dear America Series Taught Young Girls They Had a Place In History

History classes made it seem like young girls wouldn't ever change the course of the world. These books taught them that they could.
by Angela Lashbrook via Refinery29 on July 19, 2021
Bob Dylan singing

Bob Dylan, Historian

In the six decades of his career, Bob Dylan has mined America’s past for images, characters, and events that speak to the nation’s turbulent present.
by Sean Wilentz via New York Review of Books on June 19, 2021
A colorfully linoleum floor

Linoleum’s Luxurious History and Creative Renaissance

Linoleum has a rich history in art and industry that you should remember next time you walk across a particularly beautiful patterned floor.
by Hattie Jean Hayes via Zócalo Public Square on August 12, 2016

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