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Acoustic Kitty Og Pic

The C.I.A. Had A Project Called ‘Acoustic Kitty’ To Spy On The Soviets Using Wired Up Cats

The 1960s were a weird time. That’s been pretty well documented. But in case you needed another example, look no further than the C.I.A. project known as Acoustic Kitty. Acoustic Kitty, despite what the name may suggest, wasn’t a kitten singing without heavy instrumentation. Rather, it was a legitimate secret...

By Kara Goldfarb Jul 6, 2018

The C.I.A. Had A Project Called ‘Acoustic Kitty’ To Spy On The Soviets Using Wired Up Cats

The 1960s were a weird time. That’s been pretty well documented. But in case you needed another example, look no further than the C.I.A. project known as Acoustic Kitty. Acoustic Kitty, despite what the name may suggest, wasn’t a kitten singing without heavy instrumentation. Rather, it was a legitimate secret...

By Kara Goldfarb July 6, 2018
starving time
starving time

The Jamestown Colony’s Desperate Descent Into Cannibalism During The Starving Time

Starving Time was a particularly gruesome era in early colonial America when ravenous Jamestown colonists exhumed corpses for sustenance.

By Wyatt Redd Jul 5, 2018

The Jamestown Colony’s Desperate Descent Into Cannibalism During The Starving Time

Starving Time was a particularly gruesome era in early colonial America when ravenous Jamestown colonists exhumed corpses for sustenance.

By Wyatt Redd July 5, 2018
African Burial Ground Rendering
African Burial Ground Rendering

New York City Buried Thousands Of Black People Here And Forgot About It – Until It Was Rediscovered

In 1991, excavators discovered a burial ground in lower Manhattan. Today, it's the African Burial Ground National Monument.

By Gina Dimuro Jul 4, 2018

New York City Buried Thousands Of Black People Here And Forgot About It – Until It Was Rediscovered

In 1991, excavators discovered a burial ground in lower Manhattan. Today, it's the African Burial Ground National Monument.

By Gina Dimuro July 4, 2018
Annie Moore
Annie Moore

The Story Of Annie Moore – Ellis Island’s First Immigrant

Seventeen-year-old Annie Moore and her siblings left their native Ireland in 1891 to reunite with their parents in the United States after a separation of four years. Annie and her two younger brothers departed from Queenstown, Ireland on Dec. 20, 1891 and spent Christmas at sea during their 12-day journey....

By Gina Dimuro Jul 1, 2018

The Story Of Annie Moore – Ellis Island’s First Immigrant

Seventeen-year-old Annie Moore and her siblings left their native Ireland in 1891 to reunite with their parents in the United States after a separation of four years. Annie and her two younger brothers departed from Queenstown, Ireland on Dec. 20, 1891 and spent Christmas at sea during their 12-day journey....

By Gina Dimuro July 1, 2018
Flight 19
Flight 19

Five U.S. Navy Planes Vanished Over The Bermuda Triangle — And Were Never Heard From Again

In 1945, a group of five U.S. Navy aircraft collectively known as Flight 19 disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. They've never been found.

By Gina Dimuro Jun 28, 2018

Five U.S. Navy Planes Vanished Over The Bermuda Triangle — And Were Never Heard From Again

In 1945, a group of five U.S. Navy aircraft collectively known as Flight 19 disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. They've never been found.

By Gina Dimuro June 28, 2018
Ambrose Burnside Sideburns
Ambrose Burnside Sideburns

Ambrose Burnside And The Origin Of The Word ‘Sideburns’

Ambrose Burnside may have been a Civil War general as well as a governor and U.S. senator, but many today know him best as the man who popularized sideburns.

By Aimee Lamoureux Jun 27, 2018

Ambrose Burnside And The Origin Of The Word ‘Sideburns’

Ambrose Burnside may have been a Civil War general as well as a governor and U.S. senator, but many today know him best as the man who popularized sideburns.

By Aimee Lamoureux June 27, 2018
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