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politics

The Strange Tale of JFK's Goat-Out-the-Vote Campaign

One of JFK's first campaign strategies involved a rambunctious goat.
Cara Giaimo August 22, 2016
Della Reese performing on her show in 1970.
television

Decades Before Oprah, Della Reese Was the First Black Woman to Host a Talk Show

The program was historic. But why are the archives lost?
Mayukh Sen August 22, 2016
computers

Say Farewell to New York's Original Apple Store

Computer mecca Tekserve hits the auction block.
Atlas Obscura August 19, 2016
Original stairs in the ruins, July 2016
Boston, Massachusetts

Franklin Park's Overlook Shelter Ruins

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.
In action
Tokushima-shi, Japan

Awa Odori

"The Dance of Fools" is Japan's largest dance festival.
Permanently Closed
Exterior of the former Fillmore East.
New York, New York

The Fillmore East

A Yiddish theater turned movie house turned rock and roll landmark turned gay disco turned bank.
Tallmadge Church
architecture

Northeast Ohio is Built Like New England Because It Used to Be Owned by Connecticut

From architecture to namesakes.
Johnna Kaplan August 17, 2016
Greenville, Ohio

Garst Museum

A small town museum celebrates the history of the Ohio county that produced Annie Oakley and other famous figures.
44 Stuyvesant, viewed from Abe Lebewohl Triangle.
New York, New York

No. 44 Stuyvesant

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al Janadriyah Festival

An annual two-week festival near the city of Riyadh when Saudis let their hair down.
Beauvoir
Biloxi, Mississippi

The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.
French Azilum
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania

French Azilum

A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.
war history

The Bloody Histories and Remaining Relics of 5 Violent Feuds

Things get heated.
Dylan Thuras August 11, 2016
Stamp Act riots in Boston before the Revolutionary War.
Boston, Massachusetts

Site of the Boston Tax Riot

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.
The Flying V Cabin.
Phoenix, Arizona

The Flying “V” Cabin

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.
Joseph Heintz, "Competition on the Ponte dei Pugni in Venice" (1673)
Venice, Italy

Ponte dei Pugni (Bridge of Fists)

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.
Grave of Levi Doan, "An Outlaw"
Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Doan Outlaw Graves

The final resting place of two members of the infamous Doan gang, notorious outlaws and Revolutionary War Loyalists.
Stone House at Oliver Miller Homestead
South Park Township, Pennsylvania

Oliver Miller Homestead

A preserved 18th century homestead in Western Pennsylvania marks the spot where the Whiskey Rebellion began.