In
Our May 2009 Issue
The Knotty History of Neckties
From high fashion to Father's Day, David A. Norris extols the virtues of ties
Guantanamo Bay
Patrick McSherry chronicles the history of the harbor and the contentious US Navy base

Tanks: Ambitious Design for Victory
Kellee Lyn Petre looks at the rise and devastating success of the armored tank

Snowslide of the Century: Tragedy at Stevens Pass
Almost 100 years later, Gary Sherman looks at one of America's deadliest avalanches
Taking the Cook's Tour
David A. Norris looks at Thomas Cook, the man who invented the all-inclusive holiday
The 20-Mule Teams of Death Valley
John Shriver looks at one of the harshest mining operations ever undertaken

From Radium to the A-Bomb
Steve Voynick recounts how radioactivity changed the world in just 50 years

Who Was Joseph Bell?
Phill Jones chronicles the man said to be the inspiration for one Sherlock Holmes
A Heroic Epic of Japan: The 47 Ronin
David A. Norris looks at a legendary story of revenge and honor

The Alabama: Ghost Ship of the Confederacy
Ron Hunka looks at the rise and fall of the most feared ship of the Civil War

Who Did It? The First Mystery Novel
James Breig tracks down the origin of mystery and detective novels

Switchboard Soldiers: The Hello Girls
Patricia Daniels looks at the women who kept the lines of communication open during WWI
The Indescribable Phenomena
Barry H. Wiley probes the mysteries of professional medium and showwoman Anna Eva Fay

My Imaginary 19th Century Life
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen waxes lyrical on what life would've been like in 19th Century New York
Bushrangers: Outlaws of Australia's Wild Frontier
David A. Norris chronicles the rise of the meanest gunslingers down under

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