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One fun fact you've never learned about each of the 50 states
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMARYLAND: The first Ouija board was invented in Maryland. A Ouija board.Couperfield/Shutterstock The...
Skip Alston is making history through his life story
WFMY News 2 Greensboro· 6 days agoThe Guilford County commissioner board chair will have his story recorded and stored in the Library of Congress.
How the rise of audiobooks has revolutionized reading
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe intent of early recordings was to assist the blind. Congress passed an amendment a year later,...
The 'Brooklyn' Sequel Asks the Most American of Questions About Immigration
The Atlantic· 3 days agoThe French writer Georges Perec, describing Ellis Island in the 1970s, likened it to “a sort of...
How deep is the well of a heart?
The Wenatchee World· 3 days agoNot only did everyone love Pops, but it makes more sense for those who know his story: love, joy, and truth can only abide in a deep well. Daub not only...
Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoU.S. Army Rangers train with British Commandos. United States Office of War Information via Library ...
Lenawee County History: Research not limited to historian toolbox
The Daily Telegram via Yahoo News· 3 days agoUniversity archives, including those at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan,...
Meet the Long-Unsung Cartoonist Who Paved the Way for Disney
Artnet News· 7 days agoSchool, which focused on realistic portrayals of everyday urban life, Louis leaned towards the...
WWII parachute wedding gowns inspire modern couture
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 3 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...
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Flat vs. Hollow Earthers
Lost Coast Outpost· 12 hours agoThere is, of course, the myth (that is, a myth about a myth) that says most people used to believe the Earth was flat (they didn’t), and that it took Columbus to prove them wrong. Or was it ...
