In April 2014, Alexis C. Madrigal defended the microwave against the growing distaste of middle class cooks.
The year you were born, An Anonymous Jewish American wrote about his decision to change his clearly Jewish name.
In May 1986, Charles C. Moskos wrote about the success of this effort; by then, black Americans in the military were entering management positions at a higher rate than in any other industry.
In April 2013, Adam Goodman wrote about the public safety exception to the Miranda ruling in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Over the years, the moon landing has come to be lauded as the pinnacle of human achievement, although it was often derided at the time. In 1963, NASA astronauts took to The Atlantic to plead the case for landing on the moon.
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In February 2016, Sophie Gilbert wrote about the live production of Grease.
In October 2012, Megan Garber wrote about the CD player turning 30 years old.
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With NASA's Cassini-Huygens mission in 2005, humans landed a probe in the outer reaches of the solar system for the first time, a moment Ross Andersen called the most glorious mission in the history of planetary science.
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