1. Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel For decades, Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel in Liberty, New York, was one of the most famous vacation spots in the Catskills. Founded in the early 1900s by Jennie and Asher Grossinger, it grew into a […]
1. The Local Arcade For a lot of kids, the arcade was the ultimate after-school destination. You’d walk in and immediately hear the sounds of machines like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Galaga chiming from every corner. Quarters disappeared quickly as
1. Christopher Columbus For generations, Christopher Columbus was taught in schools as the brave explorer who “discovered” America in 1492. That version of the story leaves out quite a lot. Indigenous peoples had been living across the Americas for thousands
1. The 1964 New York World’s Fair Futurama Ride At the 1964 New York World’s Fair, General Motors once again invited visitors to imagine the future through an attraction called Futurama II. Guests rode in moving theater seats that slowly
1. Spam and Pineapple Skillet For decades, Spam showed up in kitchens across America, especially when money was tight or groceries had to stretch. Families sliced it into cubes and tossed it into a frying pan with canned pineapple and
1. Rodney King Rodney King became one of the most widely recognized figures of the early 1990s after a shocking incident in Los Angeles. In March 1991, a bystander recorded King being beaten by several police officers during an arrest.
1. Mowing the Lawn For a lot of kids, mowing the lawn was practically a rite of passage. Once you were tall enough to push the mower and trusted not to run over the garden hose, the job was yours.
