In 1865, plantation owner Colonel P. H. Anderson was short on workers after the Civil War. He wrote a letter to the formerly-enslaved Jordon Anderson of Dayton, Ohio, asking him to return to Tennessee to help bring in th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/10/Laurence-Fishburne-Reads-the-Jordan-Anderson-Letter/The internet makes it easy to learn about things you weren't taught in school, and things you don't want to ask your family about. Before the World Wide Web, it wasn't so simple. In the 1980s, people were eager to learn...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/10/The-Sensational-Sexual-Advice-of-Dr-Ruth-Westheimer/The British department store John Lewis has a tradition of well-produced tear-jerking Christmas ads every year. We've posted them for more than ten years now. They always manage to revolve around children, love, family o...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/10/John-Lewis-Christmas-Ad-Campaign-2023/The Purple Heart is a medal awarded to those who were wounded or killed in service of the US military. The process of getting a Purple Heart for those on active duty are usually by recommendation from their chain of comm...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/10/His-Elusive-Purple-Heart-Korean-War-Veteran-s-Request-Rejected-After-70-Years/<p>It's natural for us to fear being rejected. We are social creatures after all, and having a sense of community and belonging is part of what it means to be human. We don't want to be outcasts, and so we...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/10/Worrying-vs-Caring-About-What-Other-People-Think/<p>It was probably the best gift the newlywed couple received for their wedding, or the day after. The groom, who wishes to remain anonymous, gave his bride a $10 lottery ticket to celebrate their first day...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/10/Newlyweds-Surprised-When-They-Won-1-Million-a-Day-After-Their-Wedding/<p>There have been many significant events and achievements that happened first in America or was done first by Americans. For example, the first selfie was taken by Robert Cornelius in 1839. The first toil...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/10/50-First-Things-That-Happened-from-Each-of-the-50-States/<p>Taylor Swift is at the top of her game. Almost 20 years since her first album was released, she has shown no sign of stopping. Arguably, she also has one of the largest fanbases in the world, although th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/11/10/The-Psychology-Behind-Taylor-Swift-s-Popularity/Cats may seem like the most stoic of all house pets, or maybe they just appear that way because we have this notion that cats tend to be independent and standoffish. They don't show as much emotion readily as dogs let's...
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