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The Americanist deals with niche and uncharted topics in contemporary North American history.
Although it only lasted for eighteen months, the Pony Express became an indelible part of American folklore, contributing to the romanticisation of the pre-Civil War era of American history.
In order to attract more young voters, Joe Biden's campaign team entered the biggest game of 2020 and turned Joe and Kamala into video-game characters.
Members of the highly-classified U.S. military program claimed they identified a number of terrorists connected to 9/11 years before the attacks took place. Their claims remain highly controversial.
Months priors to the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil, intelligence agencies received serious warnings. They were ignored.
The "UFO religion" united those who believed death to be a "graduation" upon which the soul reached the "Next Level."
Between 1587 and 1590, around 115 people vanished without a trace in modern-day Outer Banks, NC. Over four centuries later, there is still no definitive explanation as to what happened.
At the height of the cult's popularity, between 3,000 and 5,000 people joined Peoples Temple and embraced Jim Jones as Christ.
If it weren't for the 1985 Teacher in Space program, Big Bird might've died aboard Challenger.
The third and final edition of the fabled Woodstock festival went down in history as one of the most disastrous festivals ever organised, riddled with violence, vandalism and even death.
The 1945 Empire State Building plane crash claimed the lives of fourteen people. In wartime America, it increased the fear of potential Japanese attacks on American soil.
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