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Actress Virginia Gibson, photographed circa 1952, getting into the Thanksgiving spirit in a novel way.
food

7 Surprising Stories About Thanksgiving

Raccoon for dinner, the woman who pitched Thanksgiving, and why turkey isn't even that good.
Roxanne Hoorn November 22, 2024
Midwestern nice? Southern charm? Grumpy New England?
psychology

Your Personality Depends on Which U.S. State You Live In

A map of confidence and kindness from California to New York.
Frank Jacobs November 10, 2023
Drive-in movie theater
Gibson City, Illinois

Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In Theatre

Take a trip back in time at this retro cinema dating back to 1954.
Gastro Obscura

Horlicks Malted Milk

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.
Three views of the American Turtle.
underwater

The World's First War Submarine Was Made of Wood, Tar, and a Bit of Metal

Underwater combat dates back to the American Revolution.
Cara Giaimo September 7, 2018
Pioneers camp at sunset along the Oregon Trail, 1850s.
food

The Harsh Reality of Food for 'Little House' Pioneers

On the American frontier, dinner might have been vinegar pie, bear meat, or nothing at all.
Natasha Frost June 28, 2018
For sale: a Waldseemüller world map in the form of a set of gores for a globe, 1507.
maps

In 1507, This Map Used the Name 'America' for the First Time

Only five copies of this early map of the whole globe still exist, and one is now for sale in London.
Sarah Laskow November 27, 2017
"America—A Nation of One People From Many Countries," by Emma Bourne published in 1940 by the Council Against Intolerance in America.
maps

The Powerful 1940 Map That Depicts America as a Nation of Immigrants

It was produced by the Council Against Intolerance in the lead up to World War II.
Lauren Young February 6, 2017
Should the green area count as its own region?
maps

Here Are the Real Boundaries of American Metropolises, Decided by an Algorithm

How is the U.S. actually split geographically?
Sarah Laskow November 30, 2016
Admiring trees in Sequoia National Park, California.
abandoned

Here Are 17 Hidden Spots Inside America's National Parks and Forests

Celebrate 100 years of national parks by exploring these secret places.
Molly McBride Jacobson August 25, 2016
linguistics

Is There a Place in America Where People Speak With Neutral Accents?

Newscasters and Stephen Colbert seem to think the standard American accent exists.
Dan Nosowitz August 23, 2016