Famous Contributors: Alan Alda
Alda writes about his experience during the filmmaking of Paper Lion.
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Gun Cranks and the Spirit of Innovation
When you come down to the basics, “gun nuts” aren’t much different from “computer geeks.”
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Regarding “A Turning Point in the Solomons”
Stephen A. Dombrowski, USAFA (Ret.) offered a much appreciated comment on this article: Thank you for a balanced, thoughtful and insightful piece. I believe that, even with Normandy, Iwo and the Bulge, the Canal was the seminal moment, the tipping point, for our victory in the Pacific, a war we (the United States) won alone. ... More
A Turning Point in the Solomons
Guadalcanal held nothing but “mud, coconuts, and malaria mosquitoes” and a precious airfield. Here, the U.S. finally regained the offensive in the Pacific War.
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Classic Olympic Images from the Post
This gallery of Post images features photographs of Olympic athletes from the ’50s and ’60s.
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“From Here To Eternity”
Celebrating the life of versatile actor Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012).
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The Post Produces a President
As Obama is re-elected for a second term, we look back on the 1958 article that is responsible for bringing his father to the U.S.
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“I Wish I Could Be Like Andy Taylor. He’s Nicer.”
A tribute to the successful life of Andy Griffith.
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We Were There First: Air Conditioning
In 1953, after record high temperatures the previous summer had “killed carnival snakes in Texas,” the Post introduced the “Great Era of Air Conditioning.”
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Post Newsboys: Still Riding!
Meet 90-year-old Gordon Thorpe, who was a Post newsboy in the 1930s, and who keeps on riding today.
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This week’s Cover–50, 75, and 100 Years Ago
100 Years Ago: 75 Years Ago: 50 Years Ago:
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The Non-Combatant Hero: Emil Kapaun
As we remember and honor those Americans who lost their lives in our country’s wars, we take note of an exceptional American.
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From Our Archives: From Farm Boy to Financier
Stories of railroad moguls from the February 9, 1935 issue of the Post.
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May 25, 1912 — The Foreign
Continued from “The Familiar.” At the same time, there’s a foreign ‘sense’ in the articles and illustrations a century ago. It was an America where street corners were serenaded with hurdy-gurdy operators instead of saxophonists. An America that seemed to be continually shopping for socks (i.e., “hose”) and garters, straight-edged razors, long underwear, typewriters, and ... More
From Our Archives: I Call On Perry Como
From 1960, Pete Martin’s intimate portrait of the fabulous singing barber who parlayed an amiable, easygoing manner into a successful TV show.
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Still Learning
When I began working in the archives in 2009, I thought I’d soon get a fairly good idea of the Post’s archives. That was before I really understood the size of the collection. The Post—America’s oldest magazine—has an archive of over 9,000 issues, stretching back across 190 years. It’s a massive amount of periodicals that cover ... More
Inside Our Archives
Learn about the Post archives in this three-part video series.
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