By the early 1920s Santa Claus had become skeptical of the reindeer-based propulsion system […]
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Chiseled Canyons and a Sky That Stretches Forever
Yes, the view at Four Corners is monumental. But the Ancestral Pueblos had better reasons to make this their home: security, food storage, and shelter from the elements.
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The City Under the Snow: Inside the US Army’s Failed Nuclear Ice Lair in Cold War Greenland
In 1959 the U.S. attempted to build a city under the ice sheets of Greenland. It didn’t go well.
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Was the ‘Magnificent Lightning’ Plane at the End of Godzilla Minus One Real?
It plays a pivotal role in the movie’s climax, but it looks like no other World War II–era aircraft. What’s the story?
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Observations on the Carnage of a Dreadful Day at Sharpsburg
Confederate “High Private” Alexander Hunter wrote passionately about his army’s anguish and heroics on September 17, 1862.
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When the British Held the Line in Korea
From late 1952 to war’s end British Commonwealth forces repelled waves of Chinese attackers at the 38th parallel.
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Hoover Dam Damned This Nevada Ghost Town
The future of St. Thomas turns on the ebb and flow of Lake Mead.
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Civil War–Era Envelopes Bore Patriotic Messages—On the Outside
Union letters were enlivened by the art on thousands of “patriotic covers.”
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New Trailer Arrives for Spielberg-Hanks Series ‘Masters of the Air’
Though a teaser trailer was dropped in November, the Dec. 6 release offers an in-depth look with introductions of the cast as well as significant aerial action.
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WACs and WASPs and Jackie Cochran
Jackie Cochran was a record-setting pilot who fought to get women a role in WWII.