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5 Shocking Facts About Working a Switchboard Job in the 1950s
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (307+ words) As mentioned, women were the primary workers in this industry. Maine Public reported that more than 220,000 operators worked within the Bell System during that era, most of them women. The requirements for the job were speed, patience, and a consistently…...
5 Most Haunted Castles with Chilling Backstories
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) We’ve talked about haunted locations and haunted houses, but what about haunted castles with some chilling backstories? These spots are known for their creepy stories and terrifying sightings, and they’re also known for their extravagant history. If you want to…...
5 U.S. Presidents With Surprising Military Histories
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (565+ words) There are many former U.S. presidents with surprising military histories. These records are often forgotten among political stories, but they help explain each president’s character. Stories range from paying someone to take their place in war to leading entire artillery divisions,…...
6 Wild Stories From America’s Frontier Days
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (617+ words) America’s frontier days were full of danger, ambition, bad decisions, and stories that still sound almost too wild to be real history. Some stories became legends, while others became national scandals. Each one shows how brutal, strange, and unpredictable life…...
5 Famous American Women Who Made History in Ways You Weren't Taught
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (556+ words) American history is packed with names we all know. Yet some of the most fascinating stories sit just outside what we’re taught in school. These women changed medicine, journalism, science, war, and the environment. The Library of Congress states that…...
6 Presidential Firsts That Have Nothing to Do With Politics
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (567+ words) Presidents are usually remembered for elections, speeches, wars, and scandals. But some of the best historical firsts are much stranger than that. From patents to Grammys, these are the presidential firsts that’ll bamboozle most people on trivia night. In 1886, Woodrow…...
6 American Cities That Were Almost Named Something Completely Different
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (386+ words) Did you know that there are several American cities that were almost named something else? Maps could have looked incredibly different. And while most would assume that the names we see today are just inevitable, that’s not really the case....
5 U.S. Presidents Who Were in Legal Trouble or Arrested
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (513+ words) Nerdable 5 U.S. Presidents Who Were in Legal Trouble or Arrested When you think about our long history of Presidents, you usually don’t want to associate them with any legal trouble. But unfortunately, there were several U.S. presidents who were in legal…...
6 World War II Incidents on American Soil You Probably Don’t Know About
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (500+ words) Nerdable 6 World War II Incidents on American Soil You Probably Don’t Know About World War II did not stay overseas, Axis forces struck places such as Ellwood and Fort Stevens, while other attacks and plots reached forests, beaches, and shipping…...
6 Best Nonfiction World War II Books
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (509+ words) Nerdable 6 Best Nonfiction World War II Books While there are plenty of films and books about World War II out there, some of the best content about the war is real accounts of the battles and the soldiers. Each year,…...