Phil Edwards
Former correspondent
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How “Hooker’s Division” gave Washington, DC, its own red-light district.
This is how rock climbers, Eisenhower, and Swiss kids forced you to do pullups.
Some Swedes sent a doughnut to space and then ate it.
New Coke passed 200,000 taste tests. This is why it was still a flop.
A good mainframe could last for decades. This party video shows how its users said goodbye.
In late 1970 and early 1971, Elvis had an ambitious goal: getting the government to fear the Beatles.
“I’m going to seek treatment,” Hillary joked. This is why she picked up an unlikely habit in 1993.
These 63 events changed the course of the country. Your state’s key moment may not be what you expect.
You may not even recognize Dick Cheney, Winston Churchill, and Vladimir Lenin with their hair.
Samuel Seymour was 5 when he saw Lincoln get shot. 91 years later, he talked about it on camera.