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America

Horlicks Malted Milk

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

Three views of the American Turtle.

The World's First War Submarine Was Made of Wood, Tar, and a Bit of Metal

Underwater combat dates back to the American Revolution.

Cara Giaimo September 7, 2018

Pioneers camp at sunset along the Oregon Trail, 1850s.

The Harsh Reality of Food for 'Little House' Pioneers

On the American frontier, dinner might have been vinegar pie, bear meat, or nothing at all.

Natasha Frost June 28, 2018

For sale: a Waldseemüller world map in the form of a set of gores for a globe, 1507.

In 1507, This Map Used the Name 'America' for the First Time

Only five copies of this early map of the whole globe still exist, and one is now for sale in London.

Sarah Laskow November 27, 2017

"America—A Nation of One People From Many Countries," by Emma Bourne published in 1940 by the Council Against Intolerance in America.

The Powerful 1940 Map That Depicts America as a Nation of Immigrants

It was produced by the Council Against Intolerance in the lead up to World War II.

Lauren Young February 6, 2017

Should the green area count as its own region?

Here Are the Real Boundaries of American Metropolises, Decided by an Algorithm

How is the U.S. actually split geographically?

Sarah Laskow November 30, 2016

Admiring trees in Sequoia National Park, California.

Here Are 17 Hidden Spots Inside America's National Parks and Forests

Celebrate 100 years of national parks by exploring these secret places.

Molly McBride Jacobson August 25, 2016

Is There a Place in America Where People Speak With Neutral Accents?

Newscasters and Stephen Colbert seem to think the standard American accent exists.

Dan Nosowitz August 23, 2016