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Photo of John Lawrence Sullivan, also known as the Boston Strong Boy, in his prime. He was recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing from February 7, 1882 to 1892, and is generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring rules

John L. Sullivan: Last Bare-Knuckled Champion

by Wyatt Kingseed12/17/20192/20/2024

Photo of a horse-drawn fire engines in street, on their way to the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire, New York City

Triangle Fire: March 25, 1911

by Charles Phillips12/12/20192/20/2024

Photo of a crowded harbor scene with buildings and ships docked in slips or sailing around the harbor. San Francisco harbor from Telegraph Hill, Calif.

Of Crimes and Shanghaied Sailors

by Steven Wilson12/11/20192/21/2024

Photo of Trucks of the Motor Transport Corps which left Washington today on a trans-continental trip to the Pacific Coast. The Start was made from the zero-mile stone at the south front of the White House.

Broader Ribbons Across the Land

by Logan Thomas Snyder12/11/20192/21/2024

Photo of SOUTH FACADE FROM SANTA FE RAILROAD TRACKS, Castaneda Hotel, Railroad Avenue, Las Vegas, San Miguel County, NM.

New Mexico’s ‘Other’ Las Vegas

by Joyce Gregory Wyels12/11/20192/21/2024

Balto Saved Nome, Right? Not Quite: Another Dog Did Most of the Work

by Mike Coppock12/9/20192/21/2024