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The Invention of Christmas Lights
Electric lights have been a holiday spectacle for generations, and the first ones actually came from the inventor himself, Thomas Edison.
Queen Bess: The Black Aviator Who Dared to Fly
Bessie Coleman was the first woman of African American and Native American descent to earn her pilot's license in the U.S.
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Flashback: Mall Shopping in the 1950s
With 1950s suburbia built around cars, malls replaced walkable shopping. Centers like San Mateo’s Hillsdale quickly had to adapt.
The UnXplained: Lost Civilizations
Abandoned cities. Ancient cultures nearly erased by time. And colossal empires that simply vanished without a trace. How does a civilization become "lost"?
Before Pixar, There Was Bell Labs
Some of the 20th century's most important inventions were pioneered at Bell Labs. But these scientists also delved into the creative.
The Presidential Turkey Pardon
Presidents have been pardoning turkeys every Thanksgiving for decades, but how did this tradition get started?
