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St. Augustine’s Architecture Tells The Story Of Its Rich Multicultural History

The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620, but by this time the Spaniards already had a colonial experiment in action—and it wasn’t in frozen Massachusetts. St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously occupied European-founded city in the United States. Existing long before the American Revolutionary War, affirmative action, and...

By Susan Sims Apr 9, 2015

St. Augustine’s Architecture Tells The Story Of Its Rich Multicultural History

The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620, but by this time the Spaniards already had a colonial experiment in action—and it wasn’t in frozen Massachusetts. St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously occupied European-founded city in the United States. Existing long before the American Revolutionary War, affirmative action, and...

By Susan Sims April 9, 2015
Children
Children

Born In Auschwitz: How Stanislawa Leszczyńska Delivered 3,000 Babies During The Holocaust

We rightly associate concentration camps with death, but Stanislawa Leszczyńska brought life into Auschwitz during the Holocaust.

By Abby Norman Apr 7, 2015

Born In Auschwitz: How Stanislawa Leszczyńska Delivered 3,000 Babies During The Holocaust

We rightly associate concentration camps with death, but Stanislawa Leszczyńska brought life into Auschwitz during the Holocaust.

By Abby Norman April 7, 2015
Nazi Flag Flying in Paris
Nazi Flag Flying in Paris

Paris In The 1940s: A Decade Of Devastation And Rebirth

As World War II raged throughout Europe, the “City of Light” transformed into a city of darkness. While the Germans declined to physically destroy the city upon its 1940 occupation, their presence greatly tested the Parisian psyche. Over two million Parisians fled as the Germans arrived, but those who remained...

By Kiri Picone Apr 6, 2015

Paris In The 1940s: A Decade Of Devastation And Rebirth

As World War II raged throughout Europe, the “City of Light” transformed into a city of darkness. While the Germans declined to physically destroy the city upon its 1940 occupation, their presence greatly tested the Parisian psyche. Over two million Parisians fled as the Germans arrived, but those who remained...

By Kiri Picone April 6, 2015
Women of WWII riveter bandana
Women of WWII riveter bandana

The Women Who Powered World War 2, All In Color

We recognize them from ‘Rosie the Riveter’ recruitment posters, but the female workforce of World War II provided us with much more than colorful kitsch. More than six million women joined the workforce during the war, and by 1942, the estimated proportion of jobs deemed acceptable for women shot up...

By Erin Kelly Apr 5, 2015

The Women Who Powered World War 2, All In Color

We recognize them from ‘Rosie the Riveter’ recruitment posters, but the female workforce of World War II provided us with much more than colorful kitsch. More than six million women joined the workforce during the war, and by 1942, the estimated proportion of jobs deemed acceptable for women shot up...

By Erin Kelly April 5, 2015
classic nasa eugene cernan
classic nasa eugene cernan

Vintage NASA Photography Highlights Our Space Legacy

Due to relatively recent funding cuts at NASA, it seems that interest in and support of space travel is at an all-time low. It hasn’t always been this way, though. The Cold War helped convene scientists, politicians and security specialists and focus attention to the stars. The developments that followed...

By Erin Kelly Apr 1, 2015

Vintage NASA Photography Highlights Our Space Legacy

Due to relatively recent funding cuts at NASA, it seems that interest in and support of space travel is at an all-time low. It hasn’t always been this way, though. The Cold War helped convene scientists, politicians and security specialists and focus attention to the stars. The developments that followed...

By Erin Kelly April 1, 2015
Catalepsy Plank
Catalepsy Plank

Planking, Hospitals For The Dead, And The Creepy Origins Of “Saved By The Bell”

Thanks to modern medical technology and the pervading cultural ideal that doctors should be formally educated and trained, we no longer have to worry about being buried alive. For much of history, however, it was actually a legitimate concern for a person to have, particularly if they suffered from episodes...

By Abby Norman Mar 30, 2015

Planking, Hospitals For The Dead, And The Creepy Origins Of “Saved By The Bell”

Thanks to modern medical technology and the pervading cultural ideal that doctors should be formally educated and trained, we no longer have to worry about being buried alive. For much of history, however, it was actually a legitimate concern for a person to have, particularly if they suffered from episodes...

By Abby Norman March 30, 2015
japanese retro futurism classroom
japanese retro futurism classroom

What War? Twentieth Century Japan’s Views Of The Future Were Impossibly Bright

Imagine a world where robots reared your children, and wars were waged underwater. Add a splash of nostalgia, a touch of Jules Verne and super-saturated hues, and you’ve got the “future” according to Japanese retro-futurists. The movement roughly spanned from the 1930s to the 1960s, which covered a series of...

By Erin Kelly Mar 29, 2015

What War? Twentieth Century Japan’s Views Of The Future Were Impossibly Bright

Imagine a world where robots reared your children, and wars were waged underwater. Add a splash of nostalgia, a touch of Jules Verne and super-saturated hues, and you’ve got the “future” according to Japanese retro-futurists. The movement roughly spanned from the 1930s to the 1960s, which covered a series of...

By Erin Kelly March 29, 2015
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