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The National Hotel Epidemic: The Mysterious Disease That Nearly Sidelined James Buchanan on His Inauguration Day

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The National Hotel Epidemic: The Mysterious Disease That Nearly Sidelined James Buchanan on His Inauguration Day

14 Scots Words from the Works of Robert Burns

Portrait of Robert Burns, painted by Alexander Nasmyth.

14 Scots Words from the Works of Robert Burns

A Brief History of Vietnamese Egg Coffee

Egg coffee at Café Giang in Hanoi, Vietnam.

A Brief History of Vietnamese Egg Coffee

Titular vs. Eponymous: What’s the Difference?

Miranda is an important character in Shakespeare's The Tempest, but she's not the titular role.

Titular vs. Eponymous: What’s the Difference?

Can You Match the Historical Divination Method to Its Description?

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The 1958 Assassination Attempt That Left Martin Luther King Jr. a Single Sneeze Away From Death

Martin Luther King Jr. in Los Angeles circa 1965.

The Quest for the North Pole, Episode 1: Why Go to the North Pole?

10 of the Worst Jobs in the Victorian Era

Leech collecting was a job that, quite literally, sucked.

The Quest for the North Pole: A Historical Timeline of Arctic Exploration

10 of Benjamin Franklin’s Lesser-Known Feats of Awesomeness

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Can You Name the Decade These Presidents Were Inaugurated?

Pete Souza/The White House, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

8 Things You Might Not Know About Andrew Johnson

William Brown Cooper (1811–1900), Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

The Lizzie Borden Ax Murder House Has Hit the Market

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Common Misconceptions About the Roman Empire

La Morte di Cesare (The Death of Caesar) by Vincenzo Camuccini, circa 1804-1805

9 Weird Historical Ways to Ward Off a Plague

People turned to unusual remedies to avoid catching the plague.

How The Swingin’ Six Helped Introduce ZIP Codes to the American Public

Along with Mr. Zip, The Swingin’ Six made ZIP codes mainstream.