Wikimedia Commons/Carol M. Highsmith Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii Ancient Hawaii had a death penalty ...

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New Mexico, land of chile (green AND red), alien tourism, and town names that will absolutely tie your tongue in a knot if ...

New Jersey, the land of diners, jughandles, and people who absolutely will correct you if you say a town name wrong—loudly, ...

New Hampshire might be known for its scenic mountains, “Live Free or Die” attitude, and complete disdain for income tax—but ...

Flickr/Photograph Curator U-505 Submarine The German submarine crew thought they were about to die. Their U-boat was sinking, ...

Shutterstock Animas Forks Ghost Town At 11,200 feet, Animas Forks became a bustling mining town by 1876 with silver fever ...

Wikimedia Commons/Unknown author The Lawrence Massacre Most people in Lawrence, Kansas woke up to gunfire on August 21, 1863.

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Wikimedia Commons/Ben Wittick The Lincoln County War Lawrence Murphy and James Dolan controlled every dollar that flowed ...

Minoru Arakawa started Nintendo of America in 1980 at the request of his father-in-law, Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi.

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