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The Only Baseball Game Ever Played At The Pyramids

The Only Baseball Game Ever Played At The Pyramids

In 1888, Chicago White Stockings executive and former Hall of Fame pitcher Albert Spalding, (yes, that Spalding), took it upon himself to expand the game of baseball around the world.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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24 Pics Remembering Every Host Of ‘The Tonight Show’

24 Pics Remembering Every Host Of ‘The Tonight Show’

Go back and see the beginnings of the show that created late night as we know it today.

By Neill Lynskey

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20 Pics From The First Transcontinental Railroad

20 Pics From The First Transcontinental Railroad

Witness the hard labor it took to unite a divided nation.

By Neill Lynskey

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14 Photos Inside Operation Cornflakes During WW2

14 Photos Inside Operation Cornflakes During WW2

Never underestimate the power of the postal service.

By Neill Lynskey

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25 Photos Remembering 1970s Old-School Florida

25 Photos Remembering 1970s Old-School Florida

Beaches, parks, retirees, and more!

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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18 Explosive Pics Of Vintage Fireworks

18 Explosive Pics Of Vintage Fireworks

Celebrations back in the day were just as mind-blowing.

By Neill Lynskey

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21 Photos Of Gen X Totally Owning The Greatest Decade

21 Photos Of Gen X Totally Owning The Greatest Decade

They knew how to get things done, but more importantly they knew how to have a good time.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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21 Photos Remembering Vintage Illusionists & Magicians

21 Photos Remembering Vintage Illusionists & Magicians

Everyone loves a good trick, and we've been paying people to entertain us with them since the dawn of humanity.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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15 Photos Remembering War Heroes Of WW2

15 Photos Remembering War Heroes Of WW2

Here are the true greats of the Greatest Generation.

By Neill Lynskey

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21 Photos Reliving Baby Boomers’ Fondest Memories

21 Photos Reliving Baby Boomers’ Fondest Memories

Boomers love to sit back and reminisce.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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13 Strange Early Versions of Things We Know & Love Now

13 Strange Early Versions of Things We Know & Love Now

Too little, too soon.

By Jay Wells LEcuyer

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15 Moments From The Lighter Side Of Organized Crime

15 Moments From The Lighter Side Of Organized Crime

Mobsters can't be hard 100% of the time

By Jay Wells LEcuyer

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28 Heart-Wrenching Wartime Send-Offs

28 Heart-Wrenching Wartime Send-Offs

Hopefully these were just farewells.

By Jay Wells LEcuyer

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28 Pics Inside The Battles That Turned The Tide Of WW2

28 Pics Inside The Battles That Turned The Tide Of WW2

See the moments in war that changed history.

By Neill Lynskey

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21 Photos Inside The Worst Years Of The 1970s

21 Photos Inside The Worst Years Of The 1970s

The ‘70s weren’t all bell-bottoms and Bicentennials.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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15 Wacky Military Plots Straight Out of Looney Tunes

15 Wacky Military Plots Straight Out of Looney Tunes

Check out these military innovations that would feel more at home in the hands of Wile E. Coyote

By Cameron Fetter

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24 Photos Remembering Teddy Roosevelt’s Hunting Trips

24 Photos Remembering Teddy Roosevelt’s Hunting Trips

Rich white guys have been going to Africa to kill majestic animals since over a hundred years ago

By Cameron Fetter

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20 Roaring 1920’s Photos That Truly Roar

20 Roaring 1920’s Photos That Truly Roar

And it all happened under Prohibition.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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12 Photos Inside The Largest Art Heist In History

12 Photos Inside The Largest Art Heist In History

One of the greatest heists in art history remains unsolved.

By Neill Lynskey

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24 Photos Of What High School Life Looked Like In WW2

24 Photos Of What High School Life Looked Like In WW2

The Second World War altered America's entire societal fabric.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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20 Early Nuclear War Prep That Wouldn’t Save Anyone

20 Early Nuclear War Prep That Wouldn’t Save Anyone

Nuclear bombs don't care how well-stocked your basement is.

By Neill Lynskey

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27 1800s Pics From The American Gold Rush

27 1800s Pics From The American Gold Rush

There's gold in them hills.

By Cameron Fetter

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17 Historical Figures Who Died Very Dumb Deaths

17 Historical Figures Who Died Very Dumb Deaths

If you take anything away from this list, let it be how lucky we are to have antibiotics nowadays.

By Cameron Fetter

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20 Historical Photos Too Hot For History Class

20 Historical Photos Too Hot For History Class

Dive into some pics your history teacher skipped over.

By Neill Lynskey

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24 Photos Inside Trench Warfare During WWI

24 Photos Inside Trench Warfare During WWI

The life on the lines surrounding "No Man's Land".

By Neill Lynskey

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