How A Wrinkle in Time Changed Sci-Fi Forever
Meg Murry—the time-hopping heroine at the center of Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle In Time'—transported sci-fi into a new dimension.
Meg Murry—the time-hopping heroine at the center of Madeleine L'Engle's 'A Wrinkle In Time'—transported sci-fi into a new dimension.
The 1964 World's Fair was home to many attractions whose legacies would extend far beyond the Fair's gates. One that didn't: Ford's Magic Skyway.
In the 1860s, competitive runners wore leather cleats.
The next time you go bungee jumping, thank a group of Oxford University students for the experience.
He was able to consume his own weight in beef by the time he was 17
The elder Vincent had a profound influence on his artist brother—despite the fact that the two never met.
By building 36 homes a day, William Levitt made a fortune—and reinvented American domestic life.
The Adamses set the tone for generations of American political celebrity pairs to come.
There's more to the Big Apple than Central Park and Lady Liberty.
John Green lifts the veil on some of antiquity's greatest—and most mysterious—civilizations.
Purchasing a diamond engagement ring? You can thank a De Beers marketing campaign that started in the 1930s.
Long before settlers reached the Wild, Wild West, another brand of cowboy was mucking it up in Florida's swamps.
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, people in the U.S. eat more than 7 billion hot dogs. In 1939, that included the Roosevelts and their guests, the King and Queen of England.
Celebrated for its flora, fauna, geological structures, and sprawling landscapes, Yellowstone National Park is undoubtedly one of the country’s greatest centers of natural beauty.
Take a look at the religious and cultural meaning behind the art and artifacts of ancient Egyptian tombs.
Joseph Pujol, a.k.a. Le Pétomane, was a flatulist of world renown.
Seventy years after the first atomic bomb was detonated in New Mexico, we’re still feeling the political and scientific shockwaves.
Honest Abe was many things, but a strict, no-nonsense father wasn't one of them.
America didn't invent the notion of fast food. Easy, greasy fare has been around for thousands of years.
It's home to the Liberty Bell, the Declaration of Independence, and delicious, delicious cheesesteaks. But there's even more to celebrate about the City of Brotherly Love.
You know about the cars—and that Eminem grew up on Eight Mile. But there’s plenty more to learn about Michigan’s most populous city.
Some merely wanted to be famous, while others were convinced that they truly had royal blood coursing through their veins.