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Landing site of the transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown, and adjacent memorial cairn.
Galway, Ireland

Landing Site of the First Transatlantic Flight

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.
Albert Einstein receiving his certificate of American citizenship from Judge Phillip Forman in 1940.
radio

How FDR Used Famous Immigrants to Extoll America’s Greatness

"I’m an American" was the U.S. government's attempt to promote tolerance in the run-up to World War II.
Sarah Laskow April 27, 2017
KVLY-TV mast tower base.
Blanchard, North Dakota

KVLY-TV Mast

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.
An old Norwegian "Radionette Kurér" radio.
radio

Norway Will Start Shutting Down Its FM Radio Tomorrow

RIP, FM.
Cara Giaimo January 10, 2017
Bracewell Radio Sundial
Magdalena, New Mexico

Bracewell Radio Sundial

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.
Looking east across the Chihuahua desert, near the Zona del Silencio.
meteorites

Exploring Mexico’s Zone of Silence, Where Radio Signals Fail and Meteorites Crash

The Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle has its fair share of alien rumors.
T.E. Wilson November 3, 2016
radio

This Buenos Aires Radio Show Comes to You Live from a Psychiatric Hospital

The entertaining Radio La Colifata is challenging perceptions of mental illness.
Sam Harrison September 19, 2016
A road sign directing you to Truth or Consequences.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

Truth or Consequences

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Convention events
politics

An Exclusive Look at the Leaked PR Agenda of the 1936 Republican National Convention

80 years ago, GOP tactics included "racial choirs."
Atlas Obscura July 22, 2016
observatories

Why Massive Radio Telescopes Might Be Our Best Shot at Finding Aliens

The search for extraterrestrial life is amping up, after China's debut of the world's largest radio telescope.
Erik Shilling July 7, 2016
television

The Sneaky Way Broadcasters Are Using TV on the Radio

Chicago, for one, has a semi-secret FM station.
Ernie Smith July 5, 2016
boats

Found: Delightful 1950s Radio Scripts Plugging Seattle’s Newest Ferries

"Exciting marine activity" awaits!
Sarah Laskow June 22, 2016
al capone

Teen Calls Out Museum for Wrong Radio in Al Capone's Cell

Teens.
Eric Grundhauser June 2, 2016
ALMA
radio

Photos of the Radio Telescopes that Converse with the Universe

Gaze at six wondrous radio telescopes from Australia to Latvia.
Anika Burgess April 6, 2016
transportation

'There’s a County Mounty at the Pickle Park,' and More Creative Trucker Slang

Cale Weissman December 21, 2015
radio

The Amateur Radio Obsessives Who Send Messages from the Ends of the Earth

Andy Wright December 7, 2015
Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower watching a television during the Republican National Convention, Chicago, Illinois Date 1952 July
Norman, Oklahoma

Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.
Larry Monroe Forever Mosaic Bridge
Austin, Texas

Larry Monroe Forever Bridge

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.