The March on Washington: why John F. Kennedy opposed it, why Martin Luther King Jr. almost didn't "have a dream," and everything else your history teacher never told you.AFP/AFP/Getty ImagesMore than 200,000 civil right supporters gather for the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.
The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is probably best remembered as the event in which Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. Read More...
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“Oh, I sure do want to lose some weight before the big Jell-O potluck next month, Susan.”
“Why, Sheryl, have you tried Ayds? That’s how I lost all my weight! You’ll turn more than a few heads.”*
Ayds was an appetite suppressant candy with a strikingly unfortunate name. To be fair to Ayds, they launched back in 1937. By the 1970s, they were one of the top-selling weight-loss products. Read More...
The bones were originally found in 1940, but scientists say a modern-day analysis of the bones revealed new information that links them to Earhart. Getty ImagesOne of the world’s most famous aviators, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932.
A scientist from the University of Tennessee’s Department of Anthropology claims that he may have found a clue to Amelia Earhart‘s mysterious disappearance. Richard L. Read More...
