Tell City Ferry Boat Disaster
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15 Formerly Popular Foods In America That Are Rarely Eaten Today
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Similar to fashion trends and cultural entertainment, like film cameras or pedal pushers, food trends can also ebb and flow depending on Americans' ever-changing tastes, interests, and technological advancements only to fall out of favor. Cottage cheese was once a popular snack food in America (in the 1970s, the average American ate nearly 5 pounds of cottage cheese according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture).
20 Mule Team
C. 1883-1889. A 20-mule team before its 165-mile journey to the railhead in Mojave, California. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service
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Thoughts of D-Day
Written by FTW
My father was a WWII vet that ended up having to wear metal braces on both legs, from his ankles to his hips, as a result of getting hit by shrapnel from artillery during the war.
Unfortunately, from the time I could talk, until I turned 18, I never had a chance to see or speak with my father, so I was not able to learn much about his war experiences.
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A Call to Arms
The second time I ever flew in an airplane, I jumped out of it. I was a 25-year-old surgical intern when World War II broke out; convinced that there would be more romance in Europe than in the Pacific theater, I volunteered as a battalion surgeon to join parachute regiment 506 of the 101st Airborne Division, also known as the "Screaming Eagles." From D-Day, to the invasion of Holland, to the Battle of the Bulge, I learned firsthand what it means not just to treat casualties of war, but also to become one.
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D-Day
D-Day
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How Grocery Shopping Has Changed
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What Grocery Shopping Was Like The Year You Were Born
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What The World Was Like When Your Grandparents Were Born
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Independent since 1776, the United States of America is 248 years old. With the average life expectancy now hovering around 80 years, that means the entire history of the country—from powdered wigs to the Internet of Things—spans a little more than just three back-to-back modern human lifetimes. Historically, America is a young country.
The Merry Month of May
Unusual facts
The month of May gets it’s name from Maia, the Greek goddess of fertility.
Before Julius Caesar had changes made to the calendar, May was the third of the year, not the fifth.
The month of May was also once known as “Threemilk,” referring to the fact that during that month, cows could be milked three times a day.
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