Classic Ads: The Birth of the Buick
The Post has run more than 3,200 Buick ads since the car company was founded 110 years ago. Today, Buick is the oldest still-active automotive brand in America.
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Why You Don’t See Steam Locomotives Anymore
For National Train Day, we recall the moment when coal gave way to diesel power.
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How The Saturday Evening Post Helped Create Gatsby
Today he’s known as the author of The Great Gatsby, but in the 1920s, F. Scott Fitzgerald was known for being a Post writer.
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Are Books Really Here to Stay?
The fear that book publishing will disappear has been around for more than a century.
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Playing God with Human DNA
As the Supreme Court reviews the legality of patenting human genes, we are reminded of the Post’s early coverage of Watson and Crick’s extraordinary discovery. Even then, there were concerns about the dangers of manipulating DNA—the basic building blocks of life.
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Fertilizer Explosions: What Have We Learned From Past Disasters?
The devastating explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, happened 66 years after one of the nation’s worst industrial disasters.
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Bad Boys of Hollywood, 1962
How rising stars like Anthony Quinn, Marlon Brando, and Peter O’Toole behaved badly on and off the set.
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Masters’ Champs Nicklaus, Palmer, and Player
Golf legends were profiled 50 years ago in a classic Post article.
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Famous Contributors: Alan Alda
Alda writes about his experience during the filmmaking of Paper Lion.
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The Right to Write
Over the years, Post editorials have offered perspective on the subject of media bias and freedom of the press.
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Remembering Annette Funicello
21 years ago, actress Funicello told the Post she would not let multiple sclerosis dominate her life.
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Pre-Prime Minister Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher left an impact on British politics and society—evident even before she became Britain’s first woman prime minister.
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America’s First Bank Robbery
It might have succeeded, if not for the robbers’ reputations and a suspicious landlord.
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50 Years Ago: Beatles Invasion!
What made the Beatles so popular among young people, and so misunderstood by adults?
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The Business of K Street: Peddling Influence
Revelations of indiscretion and corruption among the influence peddlers roaming the halls of Congress have shaded the public’s opinion of lobbying over the past century.
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150 Years Ago: General Tom Thumb Gets Married
The remarkable thing about P.T. Barnum performer Charles Stratton wasn’t his height but his heart.
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No More Saturday Mail?
The U.S. Postal Service has had its ups and downs before. One thing’s for certain: we’re not changing our name.
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