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| The best articles from history.com, according to Hacker News. |
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| Change the ?site URL parameter to try it on any other website. Or click the domain shown after each post title. |
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| 1981 | | Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 air-traffic controllers (history.com) |
| 200 points | 3 years ago with 251 comments |
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| 2018 | | For 11 Years, the Soviet Union Had No Weekends (history.com) |
| 162 points | 4 years ago with 174 comments |
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| 2018 | | When cigarette companies used doctors to push smoking (history.com) |
| 153 points | 2 years ago with 191 comments |
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| 2013 | | Scientists have identified the potato pathogen that devastated Ireland (history.com) |
| 87 points | 9 months ago with 99 comments |
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| 2017 | | The CIA’s human experiments with mind control (history.com) |
| 84 points | 4 years ago with 48 comments |
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| 2015 | | Disneyland’s Disastrous Opening Day (history.com) |
| 66 points | 4 years ago with 36 comments |
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| 1987 | | History Uncut: Bill Gates unveils Microsoft Excel (history.com) |
| 62 points | 11 years ago with 67 comments |
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| 2012 | | U.S. Forces Failed to Conquer Canada 200 Years Ago (history.com) |
| 43 points | 4 years ago with 62 comments |
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| 1953 | | Air Force Jet Was Scrambled to Intercept a UFO–Then Disappeared (history.com) |
| 42 points | 2 years ago with 26 comments |
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| 2015 | | Why are left-handers called “southpaws”? (history.com) |
| 40 points | 6 years ago with 45 comments |
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| 2018 | | Humans have known the earth is round for thousands of years (history.com) |
| 36 points | 11 months ago with 81 comments |
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