The typically unbeatable Harlem Globetrotters are known for winning every game against their longtime rivals (and the only team they…
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Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American poet tied to the Transcendentalist movement, is famous for immortal lines like “O Captain! My Captain!”…
“I am vast, I contain multitudes,” goes one oft-quoted line from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman. In the American…
Military legends come in all shapes and sizes, dating back as long as records exist. A person with a moderate…
Born Ehrich Weiss in 1874, the man who took the stage name Harry Houdini pushed himself to his human limits…
Charles Dickens visited the United States in 1842, partly to see the young nation for himself but also to push…
If you’re reading this outside the USA – particularly if you’re in, say, Europe – the idea that there are…
It was an honest mistake, but it’s still pretty jarring to see a picture of Dracula wearing a Star of…
While it’s easy to assume that getting into the White House to cause trouble is nearly impossible, free tours are…
It’s difficult to overstate how often the phrase “land of opportunity” gets bandied about in regards to the USA. It’s…