U.S. History
Why Front Porches Slowly Disappeared
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U.S. HistoryArticle37Why Doesn’t America Use the Metric System?
America’s relationship with measurement is not exactly as straight as a ruler. We buy soda in liters and milk in gallons. We run 5Ks but drive in miles. Weather forecasts…
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U.S. HistoryArticle60What Americans Ate in 1776
In 1776, the newly declared independent United States didn’t have a national cuisine. In fact, it barely had a national identity. A farmer in Massachusetts, a merchant in Philadelphia, and…
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U.S. HistoryFact78Manhattan was once ‘traded’ for a tiny Indonesian island.
In the 17th century, the Netherlands, through the Dutch East India Company, had control of the tiny, remote archipelago of Banda where all of the nutmeg trees on Earth grew…
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U.S. HistoryArticle54Why Americans Spell English Words Differently
If you’ve ever wondered why Americans write “color” and “organize” while the British opt for “colour” and “organise,” you’re not alone. These subtle spelling differences are the result of migration,…






