What Inspired ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’?
The classic short story is an example of early American folklore. But tales of headless horseman date back to the Middle Ages.
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The Origins of Bedsheet Ghosts
History Shorts: Why Do Ghosts Wear White Sheets?
Ghosts in white sheets have become a classic Halloween icon, but where did this costume actually begin?
Who Said It?
I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.
-Vincent Van Gogh
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Halloween's Spooky History
How Trick-or-Treating Became a Halloween Tradition
The practice can be traced to the ancient Celts, early Roman Catholics and 17th-century British politics.
Halloween Was Once So Dangerous That Some Cities Considered Banning It
Violence and vandalism were once as traditional as candy and costumes.
How Skeletons Became Spooky Symbols of Halloween
Skeletons have long marked the boundary between life and death, with bones representing mortality and the spirit world.
Who Invented Candy Corn?
The tri-colored confection was designed to look like chicken feed and came out at a time when about half of Americans worked on farms.
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Why Is Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' Significant?
Take a journey through the history of science fiction and examine the cultural influences such as the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, and space exploration, that influenced Stanley Kubrick's 1968 visionary film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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