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Who Invented Doughnuts? | HISTORY (opens the original)
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Fried dough dates back thousands of years. But who invented the doughnut hole? From ancient fried dough to Dutch oil cakes to World War I trenches, the history of the doughnut is filled with twists, but naming a specific inventor leaves more than a few holes in the story. People around the world have been frying dough for centuries, says Michael Krondl, author of The Donut: History, Recipes and Lore from Boston to Berlin. But today’s doughnut emerged from a mix of food traditions that converged
How Americans Reinvented the Ancient Pastime of Bowling | HISTORY (opens the original)
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Before the mid-19th century, bowling used nine pins, not 10. A young woman sends a bowling ball down a lane as her family watches, circa late 1950s. Bowling originated from an ancient Egyptian pin game. Neon-lit lanes, rental shoes, pitchers of beer and the sound of crashing pins might make bowling seem like a midcentury American invention. But the game stretches back thousands of years. Archaeologists have traced early forms of pin games to ancient Egypt, where objects found in a child’s tomb d
Key Moments in the Kennedy Center’s History: Photos | HISTORY (opens the original)
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The Washington, D.C., performing arts center has been one of the United States’ preeminent cultural institutions since the 1970s. For more than 50 years, the Kennedy Center has served as a national home for the performing arts—an institution shaped in part by Cold War politics and sustained by bipartisan support. Long before it opened in 1971, presidents, lawmakers, artists and arts advocates imagined it as an American version of Europe’s big cultural centers. But it became something different:
10 Fashion Trends That Will Transport You Back to the '90s | HISTORY (opens the original)
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Revisit the spirit of the '90s from grunge to glam. Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash in 'Clueless.' The 1990s were filled with clashing fashion trends: slip dresses and sequins, grunge and glamour, mall staples alongside high-end designer labels. It was also a time of rapid change in technology and entertainment. Home computers, the internet, cable TV and music videos expanded fashion’s reach by putting trends and the celebrities who drove them in front of audiences like never before. Fashion
11 Objects That Defined Summer Fun, Decade by Decade | HISTORY (opens the original)
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Every generation has its quintessential summer symbol. As technology, neighborhoods and family life have evolved, so have the ways kids spend their long summer days. “Our world has changed significantly,” says Lindsey Kurano, curator of electronic games at The Strong National Museum of Play. “In a post-COVID world, students and working professionals alike have shifted from in-person connection and community to becoming more digital natives.” Yet, many childhood traditions have endured. “Yes, pla
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