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How the 13 Colonies Celebrated Christmas (or Didn’t)

How Christmas Was Celebrated (or Not) in the 13 Colonies

While most Americans today probably can’t imagine the Christmas season without Santa Claus, Christmas trees, hanging stockings and giving gifts, most of those traditions didn’t get started until the 19th century. In the pre-Revolutionary War era, people living in the original 13 ...read more

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9 Ancient Egyptian Weapons and Tools That Powered the Pharaoh's Army

The Egyptian military became one of the ancient world’s greatest fighting forces during the New Kingdom period (1550 B.C. - 1070 B.C.), but it did so using borrowed weapons technology. For much of its early history, Egypt relied on simple stone maces, wooden-tipped spears, axes ...read more

How Native American Diet Shifted with the Arrival of Colonists

History on a Plate: How Native American Diets Shifted After European Colonization

Native people pass down information—including food traditions—from one generation to the next through stories, histories, legends and myths. Native elders teach younger generations how to prepare wild game and fish, how to find wild plants, which plants are edible, their names, ...read more