U.S. History
Wagon wheel tracks from the Oregon Trail are still visible.
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In the grand scheme of world history, the Oregon Trail era wasn’t all that long ago, and the physical marks the wagons left behind are still very much visible in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and, of course, Oregon. More than 300 miles of impressions left behind from heavy wagons can still be seen, sending modern-day travelers back in time to the mid-1800s, when hundreds of thousands people made the treacherous journey to America’s West Coast. The famed path from Missouri to Oregon pushed through many different types of terrain, so each collection of tracks ...Read More
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U.S. HistoryArticle06 People You Didn’t Know Were on U.S. Currency
Of the 53 people whose portraits have appeared on U.S. banknotes, here are six of the most surprising.
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U.S. HistoryFact0By 1944, 40% of U.S. produce came from victory gardens.
As the war neared the end, an estimated 20 million victory gardens had produced around 8 million tons of food.
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U.S. HistoryFact0“Pennsylvania” is written with a missing “n” on the Liberty Bell.
Though it looks unorthodox today, “Pensylvania” wasn't a typo.
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U.S. HistoryFact0Some Civil War ships used cotton for armor.
“Cottonclads" were armored with 500-pound bales of cotton lining their sides.
