Jennifer Latson

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5 Times Ernest Hemingway Cheated Death

July 21, 1899: Ernest Hemingway is born in Oak Park, Ill.

By Jennifer Latson

How Disney Proved That No Price Was Too High for Fun

July 17, 1955: Disneyland opens in Anaheim, Calif.

By Jennifer Latson

How Jane Goodall Made a Scientific Breakthrough Without a College Degree

July 14, 1960: Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe National Park in Tanzania to begin studying chimpanzees in the wild

By Jennifer Latson

Why the 1977 Blackout Was One of New York’s Darkest Hours

July 13, 1977: New York City endures a 25-hour blackout after lightning strikes power lines, prompting widespread arson, looting, and riots

By Jennifer Latson

How a Drug Trade Dissolved When the Grateful Dead Stopped Touring

July 9, 1995: The Grateful Dead play the last concert of their 30-year career

By Jennifer Latson

The Woman Who Made Death a Conversation Starter

July 8, 1926: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the psychiatrist who pioneered treatment for people with terminal illness, is born

By Jennifer Latson

How Sliced Bread Became the 'Greatest Thing'

July 7, 1928: Sliced bread is sold for the first time

By Jennifer Latson

The Dark History of Fireworks

Explosions are a great way to celebrate Independence Day—and also a great way to get hurt

By Jennifer Latson

The Surprising Story of Walter White and the NAACP

July 1, 1893: Walter Francis White, head of the NAACP for more than 20 years, is born

By Jennifer Latson

The Other Pentagon Papers Secret: Few People Actually Read Them

June 30, 1971: The Supreme Court rules to allow the publication of articles about the Vietnam War’s origins, based on the Pentagon Papers

By Jennifer Latson

This Is Why People Think UFOs Look Like 'Flying Saucers'

It’s credited as the first modern UFO sighting and the origin of America’s obsession with flying saucers. But it might have all been based on what The Atlantic calls “one of the most significant reporter...

By Jennifer Latson

See How the First SAT Compared to Today's Test

June 23, 1926: The first SAT is administered

By Jennifer Latson

The Burning River That Sparked a Revolution

June 22, 1969: The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, drawing national attention and helping the passage of the Clean Water Act

By Jennifer Latson

This Is Why a Radical Playwright Shot Andy Warhol

June 3, 1968: Valerie Solanas, the author of the SCUM Manifesto, attempts to assassinate Andy Warhol

By Jennifer Latson

How Donkey Kong and Mario Changed the World

June 2, 1981: The arcade game Donkey Kong makes its U.S. debut

By Jennifer Latson

The Low-Profile Pair Who Conquered Everest

May 29, 1953: Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay are the first climbers to reach the top of Mount Everest

By Jennifer Latson

This Is Why Australia Has a 'National Sorry Day'

Generations of Aboriginal children were wronged by misguided social engineering policies

By Jennifer Latson

When Oscar Wilde's Wit Couldn't Save Him

May 25, 1895: Oscar Wilde is convicted of “gross indecency” and sentenced to two years’ hard labor

By Jennifer Latson

Sherlock Holmes' Creator Fought Injustice with Deduction, Too

May 22, 1859: Arthur Conan Doyle, the author and physician best known for creating the character of Sherlock Holmes, is born in Edinburgh

By Jennifer Latson

Why the 'Long Island Lolita' Couldn’t Break Up the Buttafuocos

May 19, 1992: Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of 17-year-old Amy’s lover, 36-year-old Joey Buttafuoco

By Jennifer Latson
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