History

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In 1958, Ohio high schooler Robert Heft submitted a class project that would change our country forever. Heft’s history teache...

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In this reel, we explore just what “there’s no place like home” really means. Especially when that home is, say, a...

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In this reel, we get to the bottom of some of the most memorable fads of our collective youths, from Lisa Frank to POGs. Great Big R...

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Firetrucks, fire stations, even those cool poles that firefighters slide down—they all date back to colonial times and a certain fou...

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War may be hell, but there are some incredible stories of survival, ingenuity, and heart that arise out of conflict. Great Big Reel...

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House on the Rock is unlike any tourist attraction you’ve ever visited. Perched on a rocky outcropping in Spring Green, Wisconsin, t...

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Martin Greenfield’s story is extraordinary. He was liberated from Auschwitz as a 15 year old and immigrated to the United Stat...

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Floating off the coast of Vancouver Island, a 45-minute boat ride to the nearest town, is a sustainable island fortress complete wit...

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We’re not kidding. Sylvester Graham, a minister, created the Graham cracker in an attempt to rid Americans of their greed and lust....

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Deep beneath the surface of Lake Michigan, hundreds of wrecked ships lie dormant, teeming with undiscovered artifacts. It’s up...