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The Kentucky Derby is turning 150 years old. It’s survived world wars and controversies of all kinds
Chicago Tribune· 5 hours agoAs a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two...
High School As A Cause Of The Great Depression
Forbes· 7 days agoIn 1900, about 10 percent of Americans of proper age attended high school. Goldin’s conclusion was the huge increase in secondary education in this...
Historically Speaking: North Dakota’s workhorses come to Exeter
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt seems there were: horses. It turns out, North Dakotans owned more autos than most states. “In...
The history and spectacle of the Kentucky Derby
CBS News via Yahoo Sports· 6 days ago"We've had two world wars, a depression, pandemics. We've always run a Kentucky Derby." Jockey Mike Smith has had the most...won 15 of the first 28...
Wenatchee woman celebrates 104 years of life in the valley
The Wenatchee World· 21 hours agoBefore her tea party, Hoffman said her 104th birthday was just “another day.” Hoffman was born in...
Derby has survived controversies of all kinds | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 2 days agoThe bay colt and jockey Victor Espinoza surged to the lead with a furlong to go and thundered across...
This Is the Largest House in America
247wallst.com· 6 days agoWith everything always being bigger in America, some of the houses we build are among the largest on Earth. Well, it’s a good question, but with family...
GoLocalProv | Business | EXCLUSIVE: Cost of Superman Building Jumps 43% in Two Years
GoLocalProv· 5 days agoPHOTO: GoLocal GoLocal has learned that the cost to transform the Superman Building from a vacant...
How the Stock Market Did Under Every US President
247wallst.com· 1 day agoParticipation in the stock market is at an all-time high in the United States. Whether as retail investors or under a professionally managed fund, 58% of American households owned stocks in ...