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Washington Slept in a Tent Until His Men Had Roofs

Valley Forge killed roughly 2,000 Americans without a shot fired. What Washington did in those six months is still the best leadership manual in print.

GuideScience & SpaceDean ShawSep 23, 20267 min

Five Things You Can Find in the Night Sky Without a Telescope

Twenty minutes in the backyard, no gear, and you can pick out a planet, a star cluster, and a galaxy two and a half million light years out.

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GuidePreparednessDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Locks, Lights and Cameras That Actually Do Something

Start with the three-inch screws in your strike plate, then work outward. Most of what makes a house hard to break into costs less than dinner out.

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Gettysburg and the Three Days That Decided a Nation

A cavalry officer decided to buy time on a ridge outside a Pennsylvania farm town, and 51,000 men paid for it.

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GuideScience & SpaceDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The Real Story Behind SpaceX, NASA and the Race to the Moon

Strip out the hype and the space race comes down to one number, one unproven maneuver, and one country moving faster than most Americans realize.

GuidePreparednessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

First Aid Skills Every Adult In Your House Should Have

The ambulance is coming. It just isn't here yet. These are the things a grown adult should be able to do in the gap.

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StoryHistoryMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

The Moon Race Was a Thriller and Nobody Knew How It Ended

Two weeks before Apollo 11 lifted off, the Soviet moon rocket blew up and took its launch pad with it. Almost nobody in America knew.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideGarden & YardDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

How to Pick Between a Push Mower, a Rider and a Zero Turn

Lot size, slope and your gate width decide this, not horsepower. Run the numbers before you spend $4,000 on the wrong machine.

GuidePreparednessDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

When the Internet Goes Down, the Radio Still Works

How to set up a weather radio, program it for your county, and keep getting real information when the cell towers are overloaded.

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StoryHistoryRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

The Habits That Got a Generation Through the Great Depression

Thirty dollars a month, twenty-five of it mailed home. What the 1930s actually taught the people who lived them, hard parts included.

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GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Put the Lawn to Bed Right Before the Ground Freezes

The last fertilizer run of the year does more for your grass than everything you did in June, if you time it to the soil and not the calendar.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuidePreparednessWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

What a Week Without Power Actually Takes

Seven days off the grid isn't one big problem. It's four small ones, and each has a clock on it.

StoryHistoryNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The Pioneer Women Who Wrote It All Down

Cholera, a sod roof that leaked for three days, a birth at the end of the trail, and a hotel built on a ten-dollar biscuit. Their own record, in their own hands.

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GuideGarden & YardWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Start Seeds Indoors and Skip the Garden Center Six-Pack

The calendar math, the gear that actually matters, and the reason your tomato seedlings keep flopping over like wet spaghetti.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

Preparedness6 min

Get the House and the Truck Ready Before the Ice Comes

History7 min

D-Day Hour by Hour, From Midnight to Nightfall

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GuideGarden & YardDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Light Your Yard So It Looks Good and Nobody Tries the Door

Low-voltage lighting done right costs less than a decent grill, makes the house look twice as expensive, and quietly tells a stranger to keep walking.