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Who Invented Buffalo Wings?

The origin story of spicy, saucy chicken wings has more than one hero.

5 of the Most Daring Bank Heists

Why rob banks? Because that’s where the money is. It’s a saying often inaccurately attributed to U.S. bank robber “Slick Willie” Sutton, but it’s true. Banks have historically been big targets for robbers because of all the money in their vaults, as well as all the jewelry, stock certificates and other valuables in their safe‑deposit […]

Why Congress Can Intervene in Some Union Negotiations

Negotiations between unions and employers usually don’t involve the participation of the U.S. president and Congress. Yet there are two industries in which the federal government can intervene: railways and airlines. This is because in 1926, Congress passed the Railway Labor Act as one of the first labor laws in the country. This law gives […]

Pearl Harbor Wasn’t Japan’s Only Target

On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor, a naval base in the U.S. territory of Hawai’i. The attack killed more than 2,400 people, injured 1,000 and damaged many military ships and planes. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, calling the attack “a date which will live in infamy,” used it as a […]