How Sally Ride blazed a trail for women in space
In June 1983, this barrier-breaking astronaut overcame discriminatory policies—and a sexist society—as the first American woman to launch into orbit.
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Australia second for shark bites as numbers fall worldwide
Worldwide, 47 people were bitten last year in unprovoked incidents, seven of them fatally...
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The real history of Utah’s Mountain Meadows Massacre
Suspicion. Rebellion. Murder. The Netflix show American Primeval depicts how tensions between Mormon pioneers in Utah and the U.S. government
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How a poem transformed Christmas into the festive holiday it is today
The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas" shaped the holiday by popularizing stockings, reindeer, and even Santa Claus. But
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How the attack on Pearl Harbor changed history
Certain of inevitable war with the U.S., Japan launched a preemptive strike that shocked Americans and prompted the nation to
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The Nutcracker was a flop. So how did it come to save American ballet?
The timeless show has become a Christmas stalwart and a major source of revenue for ballet companies. But it wasn’t
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How Lee Miller went from supermodel to celebrated war photographer
The legendary Vogue model-turned-war correspondent is the subject of a new film depicting how she broke barriers both in front
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Who was Lady Jane Grey, England’s tragic queen for nine days?
The show My Lady Jane took creative liberties, but Jane’s real-life rise and fall were full of drama. Fourth in line at
