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  • The Casual Excellence of Ella Fitzgerald poster image canonical_images/feature/Ella_640.jpg XXX Article
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    The Casual Excellence of Ella Fitzgerald

    By challenging conventional links between Black women’s lives and their art, Ella Fitzgerald made space for imagination, virtuosity, and play.

  • “I Want You,” Remixed poster image canonical_images/feature/uncle_sam_1.jpg XXX Article
    The Great War | Article

    “I Want You,” Remixed

    The stern-faced poster of Uncle Sam demanding “I Want You,” shows no desire for quiet retirement; today the icon remains as recognizable and remixed as ever.

  • Who went to Disneyland? poster image canonical_images/feature/disney_gallery_disneyland_1-crop-c0-55__0-59-700x394.jpeg XXX Image Gallery
    Walt Disney | Image Gallery

    Who went to Disneyland?

    Ronald Reagan and Edward Kennedy were among Disneyland's famous early visitors. 

  • Ripley's Mail poster image canonical_images/feature/ripley_gallery_04.jpg XXX Image Gallery
    Ripley: Believe It or Not | Image Gallery

    Ripley's Mail

    It is said that Robert Ripley holds the record for the most mail received by a single person in U.S. history.

  • Politics on Television poster image canonical_images/feature/Jfk_presidential_politics_640.jpg XXX Article
    JFK | Article

    Politics on Television

    John F. Kennedy's skillful use of media ushered in a new era of politics.

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    Ripley: Believe It or Not | Clip

    Ripley's Most Amazing

    Archivist Edward Meyer highlights the most amazing of the 10,000 bizarre artifacts housed in the Ripley's Warehouse: miniature sculptures by artist Willard Wigan.

  • NYC in Chaos poster image canonical_images/feature/blackout_gallery_13.jpg XXX Image Gallery
    Blackout | Image Gallery

    NYC in Chaos

    In the late 1970s, New York City was plagued by economic and political troubles unlike any the city's inhabitants had experienced before.

  • JFK: The Legacy poster image canonical_images/feature/Jfk_legacy_640.jpg XXX Article
    JFK | Article

    JFK: The Legacy

    "...my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." JFK

  • The Perfect Eight poster image canonical_images/feature/boysof36_infographic_perfecteight_Canon.jpg XXX Article
    The Boys of '36 | Article

    The Perfect Eight

    Rowing is a sport where no individuals are crowned the MVP. See the seat assignments of the eight boys who won gold in 1936.

  • Reinventing the American Amusement Park poster image canonical_images/feature/disney_gallery_empire_22-crop-c0-45__0-57-700x394.jpg XXX Article
    Walt Disney | Article

    Reinventing the American Amusement Park

    When Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955, tickets cost $1, and visitors could explore four unique lands.

  • Songs of the Summer poster image canonical_images/collection/AMEX_SOS_Collection_WebHeader_Rev.png XXX
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    Songs of the Summer

    We asked some of our favorite music writers to pick a year and a song from that summer’s top ten. Take a listen and read through our historical mixtape.

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    The 1930s

    America’s response to the unprecedented economic crisis that threatened the nation during one of history’s most tumultuous decades.

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