Growing up in the United States, you learn about all the big, quintessentially “American” sites and structures from a very early age.…
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These days, much of the history of the Americas before Europeans arrived has been lost or forgotten. This is a shame because…
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When the Fox sisters claimed that they could talk to spirits by rapping noises, the hoax set off a national craze for…
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“I would carry fire in one hand,” an early American preacher once told his congregation, “to burn all the Quakers in the…
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The role of the First Lady is a unique position. Each woman who has occupied the unofficial office has made it their…
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Bizarre
The Fascinating History Behind Ten of America’s Oldest Graveyards
by Johan Tobiasby Johan TobiasCemeteries are spooky places. It doesn’t matter how old they are. There’s just something unsettling about the presence of dead bodies and…