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The Rise and Fall of Toys 'R' Us (2018) (history.com)
79 points by indigodaddy 18 days ago | past | 113 comments
Show HN: New history.com focussed on real History (history.com)
2 points by tapsboy 49 days ago | past
Did an Apple fall on Newton's head? (history.com)
1 point by sargstuff 62 days ago | past
The Guillotine's First Cut (history.com)
4 points by suraci 64 days ago | past
Where did the phrase "mad as a hatter" come from? (history.com)
2 points by stareatgoats 3 months ago | past | 1 comment
The Rise and Fall of Action Park–New Jersey's Most Dangerous Water Park (history.com)
1 point by f1shy 4 months ago | past
Ronald Reagan Tried to Shrink Government Spending (history.com)
2 points by throw0101c 4 months ago | past | 5 comments
A Man Who Bought Stonehenge (history.com)
1 point by thunderbong 5 months ago | past
Why Do People Knock on Wood for Luck? (history.com)
3 points by thunderbong 6 months ago | past
The heist that made the Mona Lisa famous (history.com)
77 points by thunderbong 6 months ago | past | 30 comments
The Electoral College was nearly abolished in 1970 (2020) (history.com)
37 points by JumpCrisscross 6 months ago | past | 52 comments
Why Is Election Day a Tuesday in November? (history.com)
2 points by thunderbong 8 months ago | past
Coffee Fueled Revolutions–and Revolutionary Ideas (history.com)
1 point by kixxauth 8 months ago | past | 1 comment
How Queen Victoria’s Matchmaking Helped Cause World War I (history.com)
6 points by thunderbong 11 months ago | past | 2 comments
Why America Targeted Italian Americans During World War II (history.com)
2 points by tomcam on Feb 26, 2024 | past
That Time America Outlawed Pinball (2016) (history.com)
65 points by cdme on Feb 23, 2024 | past | 26 comments
America's First Black Regiment Gained Freedom by Fighting Against the British (history.com)
2 points by mooreds on Feb 11, 2024 | past
A Man Who Bought Stonehenge (history.com)
2 points by kaonwarb on Jan 3, 2024 | past
History (history.com)
1 point by jesusloveus on Dec 14, 2023 | past
Did a Premature Obituary Inspire the Nobel Prize? (history.com)
1 point by Bender on Oct 13, 2023 | past
Did a Premature Obituary Inspire the Nobel Prize? (2016) (history.com)
1 point by Bender on Oct 3, 2023 | past
What If the Moon Landing Had Failed? (history.com)
2 points by indus on Sept 20, 2023 | past
The Spies Who Launched America’s Industrial Revolution (history.com)
3 points by the-dude on Sept 16, 2023 | past
When seat belt laws drew fire as a violation of personal freedom (history.com)
36 points by hhs on Aug 6, 2023 | past | 144 comments
All the Ways We’ve Wiped: The History of Toilet Paper and What Came Before (history.com)
6 points by thunderbong on July 24, 2023 | past | 5 comments
Martin Luther might not have nailed his 95 Theses to the church door (2018) (history.com)
2 points by hhs on July 23, 2023 | past | 1 comment
Scientists have identified the potato pathogen that devastated Ireland (2013) (history.com)
87 points by creyes12345 on July 13, 2023 | past | 99 comments
A Man Who Bought Stonehenge (history.com)
2 points by ZeljkoS on July 11, 2023 | past
Humans have known the earth is round for thousands of years (2018) (history.com)
36 points by thunderbong on May 9, 2023 | past | 81 comments
How Angela Davis Ended Up on the FBI Most Wanted List (history.com)
5 points by vinnyglennon on April 11, 2023 | past

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