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On This Day, July 2: Civil Rights Act of 1964 becomes law
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoPresident Lyndon B. Johnson (C) signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as the Rev. Martin Luther, standing...
How Barbiecore Is Sweeping Fashion, and Beyond
WWD via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLONDON — It’s a Barbie world, again. While the Mattel doll has had many iterations over the past 63 years, and had her ups and downs in pop culture, her...
17 Of The Most-Googled Questions This Week And Their Answers
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSo I cater my feeds to crockpot recipes, cats knocking things off counters, and weather phenomena....
History of the World Part II reveals massive starry guest cast and (some) character names
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoWho knew history was so star-studded? Hulu has unveiled the guest stars that will appear in its new...
Barbie honors the nation's first self-made female millionaire, Madam C.J. Walker, with new doll
Yahoo Life· 2 years agoMadam C.J. Walker, born in 1867, was a Black American entrepreneur who would eventually become the...
Patt Morrison: Don't let anybody diss L.A.'s reading habits. This was and is a bookstore boomtown
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoIn bookstores' L.A. heyday, shops were as ubiquitous as a certain coffee chain is today. But we're...
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT–Schedule of Reuters features from this week
Reuters via Yahoo Finance Canada· 5 months agoFeb 1 - Every week, Reuters journalists produce scores of multimedia features and human-interest stories from around the world. Below are some stories from this week selected by our editors, ...
The world’s best beaches, according to Lonely Planet
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIn travel news: Flight attendants are fed up with unruly airplane passengers, the world’s largest cruise ship sets sail, plus Lonely Planet’s new best beaches guide.
Today in History: August 24, Mount Vesuvius erupts
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoOn Aug. 24, A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died. In 1814, during the War of 1812 ...