In 1938, Superman sped into this galaxy from the planet Krypton to save humanity. He and his superhero friends oversaw the chaos of the late 1940s, as America first fought WWII then struggled to adjust to demobilization…
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White House Down: Invasions of Washington in Culture and History
Summer blockbusters seem to proceed in pairs—the dueling volcano films, the competing asteroid films, and so on—and in 2013 the trend continued with a pair of action films in which 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. came under assault.
How an MIT Prank Became a Boston Landmark
The Harvard Bridge that spans the Charles River from Boston to Cambridge is getting new lights. An anonymous donor has given $2.5 million to illuminate the long flat stretch that takes Massachusetts Avenue across the river.