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Be they public, private or imagined, libraries offer an expansive world
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner· 5 days agoThe book has a definite British perspective and begins with “The Ten Largest Libraries in The World”...
More and More Department Stores Are Closing Their Doors. These Are the Ones We're Most Disappointed...
AOL· 5 days agoToday, it's easy to go on a shopping spree without leaving your couch, but it wasn't long ago that shopping was an event, and heading to a fancy department store might even require getting dressed ...
WWII parachute wedding gowns inspire modern couture
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDuring WWII, surplus parachute fabric was often used for bridal gowns. Eighty years later, one designer is paying homage to the brides of WWII with her...
One fun fact you've never learned about each of the 50 states
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNEVADA: Nearly half of all the wild horses in the US are in Nevada. Wild horses.James Marvin...
How a ‘border ruffian’ who supported slavery got a monument honoring him in a KC park
The Kansas City Star· 3 days agoWhat's Your KCQ is a collaboration between The Star and the Kansas City Public Library series that answers your questions the history, people, places and ...
Eugen Sandow was the posterboy of physical culture: his 1904 visit to South Africa reinforced racist...
The Conversation· 2 days agoEugen Sandow was an internationally famous strongman. Historically, the term “physical culture” is associated with displays of strength, health and fitness. On 25 May 1904 – 120 years ago – ...
What America's First Board Game Tells Us About the Aspirations of a Young Nation
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoThis growing cardboard empire was on my mind when I visited the American Antiquarian Society in...
18 best indoors activities in Palm Beach county to beat the heat wave
The Palm Beach Post· 7 days agoBest indoor activities to do in Palm Beach County: From movie theaters and museums to bowling and...