U.S. History
Why Front Porches Slowly Disappeared
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U.S. HistoryFact155There was a WWII factory hidden beneath a fake American neighborhood.
During World War II, pilots flying over Seattle might have spotted a quiet neighborhood near the Duwamish River with tree-lined streets winding past modest houses, tidy lawns, parked cars, and…
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U.S. HistoryArticle1777 Things You Forgot Happened During the Revolutionary War
During the American Revolution, 13 British colonies in North America fought for independence from English rule in what became one of the most defining conflicts in history. Certain moments from…
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U.S. HistoryFact53Navy bean soup has been on the Senate menu every day since 1903.
Though no one’s sure who to thank for the tradition — some say Senator Fred Dubois of Idaho, while others credit Minnesota’s Knute Nelson — one item has been on…
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U.S. HistoryFact57In 1941, the U.S. Postal Service moved $9 billion in gold to Fort Knox.
No visitors are allowed at the Fort Knox Bullion Depository, and for good reason: About half of the U.S. Treasury’s gold reserves are stored there, making it one of the…






