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monuments

These Historic D.C. Spots Tell America’s Story

Celebrate 250 years of red, white, and blue at these hidden and unusual places.
Karl Stoltzfus decided to track down Eisenhower’s original Air Force One after happening upon a local news story about the neglected aircraft on a layover at Tucson International Airport.
aircraft

One Man’s Quest to Restore the First-Ever Air Force One

President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s plane is starting to look like itself again.
Eric J. Wallace August 1, 2024
The local coroner’s report was once classified and now can be yours for a cool $80,000.
politics

For Sale: President William McKinley’s Top-Secret Autopsy Report

After McKinley’s assassination, a local Buffalo coroner was called in to tell the nation how the 25th president died.
April White February 6, 2024
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Indian Pueblo Kitchen

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
One of the verses printed in the <i>Baltimore Patriot</i>, with instructions to sing to the tune of "Anacreon in Heaven."
music

For Sale: The First Printing of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'

A celebration of freedom, published next to advertisements for the slave trade.
Matthew Taub May 27, 2020
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Jamil's Steakhouse

The storied steakhouse is the last in a long line of Lebanese-owned supper clubs in Tulsa.
Shanghai, China

Peace Hotel Jazz Bar

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.
Neff's Diner in Allentown, Pennsylvania, was Gutman's go-to source for "Allentown-style" steak sandwiches.
museums

America's 'Diner Man' Is Donating His Life’s Work to the Henry Ford Museum

Half a century of menus, matchboxes, and postcards finds a home.
Luke Fater October 10, 2019
Kakigori, pictured here on the streets of New York City.
japan

How American Gunboat Diplomacy Helped Democratize Japanese Shaved Ice

One show of force had a cooling effect on Japanese summers.
Luke Fater September 5, 2019
linguistics

Y’all, You’uns, Yinz, Youse: How Regional Dialects Are Fixing Standard English

The real enemy? "You guys."
Dan Nosowitz October 13, 2016