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Irrational Explanations About How Pandemics Spread

How Diseases Spread: Ways People Have Tried to Explain Pandemics Through History

Some scapegoated the gods, or their enemies. Others blamed planetary alignments. For many, though, it was just ‘bad air.’

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How a Radio Host Painted an Indelible Picture of American Farm Life

Try listening to Paul Harvey’s ‘So God Made a Farmer’ without crying, the author says.

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Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk.

How the Original ‘Star Trek’ Addressed the War in Vietnam

In one episode, Klingons were stand‑ins for the Soviets.

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In 1952, the Flatwoods Monster Terrified 6 Kids, a Mom, a Dog—and the Nation

In 1952, the Flatwoods Monster Terrified 6 Kids, a Mom, a Dog—and the Nation

It prompted a U.S. Air Force UFO inquiry, part of an initiative called Project Blue Book.

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Troops approaching Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, 6th June 1944. These U.S. Army infantry men are amongst the first to attack the German defenses. (Credit: Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images)

How D‑Day Changed the Course of WWII

The Allied invasion of June 6, 1944 was one of the biggest and most significant military campaigns in history.

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Relief workers and investigators looking through the rubble after the Oklahoma City bombing. (Credit: Greg Smith/REA/Redux)

Oklahoma City Bombing: What Happened After the Smoke and Dust Cleared

When a truck bomb detonated outside a federal building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, it was the biggest terror attack in U.S. history—and launched the F.B.I.’s largest‑ever manhunt.

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Unexplained Medical Miracles May Turn This Korean War P.O.W. Into a Saint

He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2013. Soon his flak helmet might be replaced with a halo.

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