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History’s Fastest Humans on Wheels

Engines ablaze. Tire blowouts at 300 mph. Sonic booms. The quest to break world land‑speed records is not for the faint‑hearted.

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How Detroit Factories Retooled During WWII to Defeat Hitler

America’s largest industry shifted from making cars to bombers, tanks and more—at unparalleled speed.

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How George Washington Used Spies to Win the American Revolution

Secret agents, invisible ink, ciphers and codes—the gritty and dangerous underworld of the colonial insurgency

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Central Intelligence Agency symbol in the entry hall of a CIA building. (Credit: Larry Downing/Sygma/Getty Images)

The History of Female Spies in the CIA

Despite a proud cadre of high‑ranking female intelligence officers, declassified documents reveal the agency’s long struggle with women as agents.

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Daniel Boone leading a group of settlers, 1773. (Credit: MPI/Getty Images)

7 Frontier Survival Hacks Worthy of Daniel Boone

Famed hunter‑adventurer Steven Rinella shares seven ways to safely navigate the backcountry.

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USA-1 vs. Bigfoot at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan, 1985

Bigfoot vs. USA‑1: The Birth of Monster Truck Madness

In the early 1980s, there was no such thing as a monster truck. This is the story of two friends turned rivals who created a billion‑dollar industry by accident.

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Harry Truman and Hiroshima: Inside His Tense A‑Bomb Vigil

As the fateful bombing mission commenced half a world away, the anxious president waited for news at sea in the Atlantic.

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