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Anniversary

Meet the Jackson Town Council of 1920-23, aka the "petticoat rulers": (from left) Mae Deloney, Rose Crabtree, Mayor Grace Miller, Faustina Haight, Genevieve Van Vleck.

Remembering When Women Ruled a Wild West Town

In 1920 the "bad-man rendezvous" of Jackson, Wyoming, elected an all-female government. Will it be another hundred years till that happens again?

Amelia Mularz June 5, 2020

Estadio Centenario in 2017.

Montevideo, Uruguay

Estadio Centenario

This historic stadium was built to host the first-ever FIFA World Cup.

Here's looking at you, dandy horse.

4 Vaguely Historic Anniversaries We Overlooked in 2018

Matthew Taub December 26, 2018

Haggis Ice Cream

Batches of this Scottish flavor get a bagpipe escort into the parlor.

An illustration of Che Guevara.

In Cuba, You Can't Spell 'Chess' Without 'Che'

He died 50 years ago today, but the revolutionary's zeal for the game of kings lives on in Havana.

Vittoria Traverso October 9, 2017