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April Fools! The World’s Silliest Holiday

Whether you love it or hate it, April Fools' Day is part of our collective culture. The holiday is celebrated, not just in the...

How Idlewild Airport Became JFK International Airport

JFK International Airport in New York City is a concrete veining of pale terminals surrounded by a vast network of roadways. Every day, about...

The Life and Times of a New York City Rat

Rats! You know them, you might love them, and they are everywhere in New York City. If you go a day without seeing a...

Feltman’s Hot Dogs – A Little Hot Dog History

Setting the Stage  Imagine living in the Gilded Age, at the same time as the Victorian Era was going on in the British Empire, when...

American Castles: Detroit Castle, Bronx Castle on Grosvenor, and Bannerman Castle

LeBlanc Castle in Detroit Picture girls with permanents wearing leg warmers, the hair bands of heavy metal, shopping at the mall, and hanging out with...

Doomed to Repeat History? How 5 of the Worst Historical Plagues Compare to COVID

With 401 million cases and 5.76 million deaths at the time of writing, COVID-19 has ravaged the world in a way that hasn’t been...

The Statue of Liberty: A Celebration of Cooperation

Nothing strengthens the bond between two people like cooperating on a gift that  celebrates both parties. When entire countries do it, the end results...

St. Patrick’s Day: Myth vs Fact

That’s right, folks! St. Patrick’s Day is here again! It’s time to break out the whiskey and wear something green so strangers will avoid...

Guide to New York’s Historic Lighthouses

New York City didn’t become America’s largest—and arguably most important—city by accident. The location of Manhattan next to a natural deep-water harbor, combined with...

How to Survive a Nuclear Attack In New York City or Another Metropolitan Area

The unfortunate situation going on with Russia invading Ukraine got me fired up. Russia’s invasion seemed pointless, Ukraine seemed to have done nothing to...

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