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Every longtime gamer has at least one painful memory of a game they should have kept. Maybe it was traded […]
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There’s a certain kind of change that never gets announced. A factory closes, and someone writes about it. A law […]
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PC gaming was a different beast well up until the 2000s. There weren’t algorithms to drive recommendations, high-speed digital storefronts, […]
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We often look at the 1990s as a decade of glossy, high-budget studio production dictated by massively profitable record deals. […]
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There’s something a lot of America’s most notorious crime bosses have in common. Gangsters who seemed completely untouchable, men who […]
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As technology advances and consumer habits change, some occupations gradually stop serving the purpose they once did. The decline is […]
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Bastille Day (July 14) marks the anniversary of one of the most important events in modern history, the storming of […]
English has earned a reputation for being unusually difficult, and the words on this list help explain why. Over centuries […]
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The modern era was supposed to do away with those old analog and early digital hardware components. For decades now, […]
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America’s towns and cities have long had the power to create rules that reflect local concerns, customs, and complaints. Most […]
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Sometimes, a toy turns up in someone’s Christmas stocking and ends up being adored to pieces or forgotten in a […]
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When people think about D-Day, they often picture soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy under heavy fire. What is less […]
Americans love a good quote. Stick the right words on a bumper sticker or a motivational poster and you’ve got […]
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I’m admittedly not content with endlessly scrolling on Spotify. There is something magical about picking out a record, sliding it […]
Few sights and sounds define a decade quite like the cacophony of noise and neon-soaked signs that adorned the local […]
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Casting decisions can change the course of movie history. Some of Hollywood’s most iconic characters almost looked completely different because […]
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Some video games earn their place in history because they deliver unforgettable stories, memorable characters, and endings that make the […]
A movie can spend hours building compelling characters, raising the stakes, and leading audiences toward a memorable conclusion, only to […]
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America’s most elite military units operate in environments where mistakes can have strategic consequences. Whether conducting hostage rescues, counterterrorism raids, […]
The infrastructure of the world we live in now was quietly built in the 1980s. The future was not coming. […]
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Most inventors hope their work will outlive them in a good way. They build something useful, solve a problem, push […]
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Critics and audiences have never agreed on everything, but sometimes the divide is almost impossible to ignore. A movie gets […]
The U.S. military is developing hypersonic weapons capable of traveling faster than Mach 5, but some of its most impressive […]
Every state has its bright spots, from major cities and national parks to historic landmarks. But every state also has […]
History is full of stories that still do not have clean answers. Some records were lost, some were never written […]
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The Old West has been elevated into a legendary era of high noon showdowns and quick draw matches. Dime novels […]
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Golf has inspired generations of players not just through dramatic tournaments and legendary performances but also through the wisdom, humor, […]
Few decades have been as ridiculed for their fashion as the 1980s. Shoulder pads big enough to get stuck on […]
When people think of the nuclear arms race, they typically picture mushroom clouds, ballistic missiles, and world leaders locked in […]
Everyone has at least one song they claim to hate until it comes on in the car. Maybe you roll […]
We love innovation. New products solve old problems and slowly change the world. But some things don’t really need it. […]
History is easy to underestimate until you realize how much of the modern world was shaped by decisions made decades […]
Video game endings were leaving a mark on players long before the medium fully embraced cinematic storytelling. Even in the […]
American malls in the 1990s felt like their own little world. There was the music store near the food court, […]
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Some movies leave no room for argument. The story ends, the credits roll, and everything is tied up neatly enough […]
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Sometimes, it is hard to pinpoint exactly what a city has lost. The buildings are still there, the streets still […]
Sometimes, all it takes is one trip abroad to realize just how unusual everyday American life can be. Things that […]
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Few groups of leaders have left a greater mark on world history than America’s Founding Fathers. Their words helped justify […]
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History has a way of smoothing over its own rough edges. A polished version of history is simply easier to […]
There is a very specific kind of fatigue that comes from hearing the same song too many times. It usually […]
History is often explained in terms of forces so overwhelming that they seem to shape events regardless of individual influence. […]
Baseball has always been a game of memorable moments, but some of its greatest legacies have come not from home […]
American history gets taught for years in schools across the U.S. Textbooks, standardized testing, civics courses, the works. But we […]
America has always been a land known for taking in people from all over the world. People bring their traditions […]
Many of history’s most important ancient documents survived only because of extraordinary circumstances. Some were hidden in desert caves, others […]
Throughout the years, scientists have gotten a fair number of things wrong. Confidently wrong, and for decades on end. Textbook […]
One of the biggest reasons the United States Marine Corps remains such a dominant fighting force is that its strength […]
Natural disasters are often remembered for the destruction they leave behind, but their long-term impact is frequently measured by something […]
Across the United States, some small towns continue to struggle with limited job options, low household incomes, and economic challenges […]
Few things frustrate TV fans more than investing years into a series only to watch it disappear without a real […]
