U.S. History
7 Kitchen Tools Everyone Owned in 1900
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If you were to go back in time and step into an average American kitchen in 1900, it would feel both familiar and strange. A lot of items would be instantly recognizable — the pots and pans, knives and forks, plates and bowls — but you’d soon notice the lack of certain modern tools. There would be no electric mixer, no blender, no coffee machine, and no refrigerator or freezer. Back then, everything that happened in the kitchen was done by hand. Homemakers were expected to bake bread, preserve fruit, grind coffee, render lard, and ...Read More
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U.S. HistoryArticle12The Gift the Inventor of Mother’s Day Wanted You To Give
For Anna Jarvis, Mother’s Day was never about cards or brunch reservations. Her original vision of the day was a quiet one, built around honoring her late mother.
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U.S. HistoryArticle193What Was America’s First Suburb?
When you think of the origins of American suburbia, the name Levittown may spring to mind. A symbol of post-World War II optimism and domestic comfort, this Long Island development,…
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U.S. HistoryArticle43The Catchy History of Presidential Campaign Slogans
A memorable phrase can concisely convey a candidate’s vision for their term.
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U.S. HistoryArticle74What Did Cowboys Actually Eat on the Trail?
We’ve all seen the version of cowboys that Hollywood likes to show us, but the Western film genre has always been rife with myths. In reality, cowboys were rarely the…
