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9 Mysterious Secret Societies From Around the World

An illustration of members of the Molly Maguires, a secret society that planned assassinations and destructions of property for higher wages.

9 Mysterious Secret Societies From Around the World

Mata Hari’s Espionage, The Lusitania’s Aftershocks, and More Misconceptions About World War I

The Red Baron (center) posing with fellow German military officers.

Mata Hari’s Espionage, The Lusitania’s Aftershocks, and More Misconceptions About World War I

You Can Help the National Archives Keep a Photographic Record of World War I

The National Archives is calling upon citizens to make World War I photographs searchable online.

You Can Help the National Archives Keep a Photographic Record of World War I

Why Is Memorial Day Always on a Monday?

Americans were decorating the graves of fallen soldiers on Memorial Day long before it fell on a Monday.

Why Is Memorial Day Always on a Monday?

6 Facts About International Women's Day

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Eugene Bullard, the World's First Black Fighter Pilot

Eugene Bullard made aviation history.

Anti-Pasta: When Italian Futurists Tried to Ban Pasta in Italy

A pasta vendor in Naples during the late 19th or early 20th century.

5 World War I-Era Tips for Celebrating Thanksgiving in Strange Times

Thanksgiving Day menu from November 1917 at Fort D. A. Russell in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The Kansas Shoe Salesman Responsible for Veterans Day

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11 Things to Remember This Veterans Day

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When Woodrow Wilson Caught the 1918 Flu During a Pandemic, But Hid It From the Public

President Woodrow Wilson photographed in good health.

Why Do We Have Daylight Saving Time?

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This Video From 1923 Shows a U.S. Biplane Creating a Smoke Screen to Conceal Itself in Open Waters

Navy planes creating smoke screens during the 1920s.

How the Doughnut Became a Symbol of Volunteerism During World War I

National WWI Museum and Memorial

To Avoid Grocery Shopping, Quarantined Americans Are Reviving Wartime-Era Victory Gardens

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6 Times the Olympics Have Been Postponed or Canceled

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