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Women who survived the Manson Family share horrifying new information
Intersex individuals throughout history
Dodger Stadium was once home to a lost barrio
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History Today
August 24, 79 AD: Mount Vesuvius erupts
August 23, 1989: Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose banned from baseball
August 22, 1950: Althea Gibson is first African-American to join the U.S. tennis tour
August 21, 1959: Hawaii becomes 50th U.S. state
August 20, 1920: Precursor league to the NFL is born
August 19, 1909: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has its first race
August 24, 79 AD: Mount Vesuvius erupts
August 23, 1989: Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose banned from baseball
August 22, 1950: Althea Gibson is first African-American to join the U.S. tennis tour
August 21, 1959: Hawaii becomes 50th U.S. state
August 20, 1920: Precursor league to the NFL is born
August 19, 1909: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has its first race
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30 surprising facts about ‘M*A*S*H’
The influence of the Jazz Age on the ‘Great Gatsby’
Gilligan’s Island: A fateful trip behind-the-scenes
30 of the most impressive U.S. Navy warships
The intriguing history of the rare buffalo nickel
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July 11, 1804: Alexander Hamilton lost his life in a duel against life-long rival, Aaron Burr
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Everything you need to know about Jeanne d’Arc, France’s heroic saint
Discover the ancient city of Tenochtitlán
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Hidden prehistoric city uncovered beneath Lake Titicaca
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The longest and shortest marriages in Hollywood
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Puerto Rico’s purgatory as an unequal part of the US
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