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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.
The Origins of 6 Classic Christmas Songs - HISTORY
Nov 20, 2024 · On Christmas Eve, 1906, “O Holy Night” made history as one of the first songs played in a radio broadcast. “What began as a simple French carol has become a universal hymn, a song of ...
How Many Died in the Revolutionary War? - HISTORY
Sep 12, 2023 · “About one percent of the population died in the war,” explains Michael Patrick Cullinane, a professor of history at Dickinson State University in North Dakota. “That would be the equivalent ...
The Rise and Rapid Fall of the First US Department of Education
Dec 4, 2024 · Both the rise and short-lived nature of the first federal Department of Education were fueled largely by the politics surrounding Reconstruction efforts to rebuild the South after the war, which ...
What Are the Origins of ‘Yacht Rock’? - HISTORY
Dec 2, 2024 · “Fusing softer rock with jazz and R&B, very polished production, and being centered around that studio musician culture in Southern California in the late '70s and early …
What Happened on January 3 - HISTORY
Discover what happened on January 4 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
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6 of the Earliest Known Cave Dwellings - HISTORY
Dec 4, 2024 · Pre‑History 6 of the Earliest Known Cave Dwellings Early human ancestors used these spaces for shelter, but also in ways that are hard to decipher—like the mysterious stalagmite circles at ...
5 Times That Martial Law Was Declared - HISTORY
Dec 4, 2024 · But as history has shown, both authoritarian governments and democracies have routinely exploited martial law to suppress political opposition or hold onto power. What Is Martial Law?
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Great Depression History. The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939.