Artifacts. History for Curious Minds.

The Beatles Arrive in America

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:54:10 GMT

They screamed so loudly the Beatles couldn’t hear their own guitars.

When four young men from Liverpool landed at JFK in February 1964, America didn’t just welcome a band, it detonated. Thousands of fans stormed the airport. Reporters shouted questions. Girls fainted, sobbed, surged against barricades.

This is the story of how America lost its mind, and how four Beatles changed what music, fame, and youth culture could be.

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Black Tom. That time Germany attacked New York.

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:58:33 GMT

Before Pearl Harbor, before 9/11, a massive explosion rocked New York Harbor, shattered windows miles away, and damaged the Statue of Liberty. It wasn’t an accident. The Black Tom sabotage was one of America’s first great terror attacks — and almost no one remembers it.

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Shark Tank Origins

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:42:41 GMT

How did this show we love so much get started? Join the fascinating journey from Japan to America to the World.

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Aircraft Carriers. A History.

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:16:47 GMT

From Wooden Decks to Nuclear Supercarriers -- how the aircraft carrier developed and evolved.

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