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Tug Of War And Other Forgotten Olympic Events Of Decades Past

The Olympics didn’t exactly get into the swing of things right away. In the first few years, the International Olympic Committee still hadn’t settled on the major events that would define the games. They tried a lot of different things before they landed on the events we know today –...

By Mark Oliver Jun 12, 2017

Tug Of War And Other Forgotten Olympic Events Of Decades Past

The Olympics didn’t exactly get into the swing of things right away. In the first few years, the International Olympic Committee still hadn’t settled on the major events that would define the games. They tried a lot of different things before they landed on the events we know today –...

By Mark Oliver June 12, 2017
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Rooftop Fight Og

The Unexpected And Brutal History Behind Women’s Boxing

Though women’s boxing still struggles to break into the mainstream, there is a long and storied history of female involvement in the sport. The evolution of gender equality in boxing went way backward before its slow climb forward. The early 1700s had raw British female fighters like Elizabeth Wilkinson boxing...

By Erin Kelly May 18, 2017

The Unexpected And Brutal History Behind Women’s Boxing

Though women’s boxing still struggles to break into the mainstream, there is a long and storied history of female involvement in the sport. The evolution of gender equality in boxing went way backward before its slow climb forward. The early 1700s had raw British female fighters like Elizabeth Wilkinson boxing...

By Erin Kelly May 18, 2017
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Gymnastics Floor Og

What The World’s Former Olympic Sites Looked Like After We Abandoned Them

A great deal of preparation and construction go into hosting the Olympic Games — but in many instances, the structures built only await dilapidation following the events’ close. Given the competition, cost, and sacrifices involved in creating and preparing spaces for the elite athletic ritual, the sight of since-abandoned Olympic...

By Erin Kelly Apr 17, 2017

What The World’s Former Olympic Sites Looked Like After We Abandoned Them

A great deal of preparation and construction go into hosting the Olympic Games — but in many instances, the structures built only await dilapidation following the events’ close. Given the competition, cost, and sacrifices involved in creating and preparing spaces for the elite athletic ritual, the sight of since-abandoned Olympic...

By Erin Kelly April 17, 2017
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Tagging Lying Down

“Girl Baseball Players” Cigarette Pack Cards Of The 1880s

In 1886, Virginia tobacco manufacturer Allen & Ginter created two unusual series of baseball cards to promote their Virginia Brights brand. Virginia Brights, according to the firm, were “unexceptionably fine” and “unusually mild” cigarettes from the state’s “Bright Districts” that offered “great comfort and satisfaction to those who inhale the...

By Kellen Perry Mar 28, 2017

“Girl Baseball Players” Cigarette Pack Cards Of The 1880s

In 1886, Virginia tobacco manufacturer Allen & Ginter created two unusual series of baseball cards to promote their Virginia Brights brand. Virginia Brights, according to the firm, were “unexceptionably fine” and “unusually mild” cigarettes from the state’s “Bright Districts” that offered “great comfort and satisfaction to those who inhale the...

By Kellen Perry March 28, 2017
Guardian Angels Subway Trash
Guardian Angels Subway Trash

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 10 – 16

New York’s Guardian Angels in action, Nat Geo’s best travel photo of the year, athletes in motion, Syria before and after civil war, and history’s greatest coincidences. The Guardian Angels, The Saviors Of 1980s New York, In Action In the late 1970s into the 1980s, New York was mired in...

By All That's Interesting Jul 15, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Jul. 10 – 16

New York’s Guardian Angels in action, Nat Geo’s best travel photo of the year, athletes in motion, Syria before and after civil war, and history’s greatest coincidences. The Guardian Angels, The Saviors Of 1980s New York, In Action In the late 1970s into the 1980s, New York was mired in...

By All That's Interesting July 15, 2016
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