10 things turning 100 in 2024, from Band-Aids to Popsicles

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Ready-to-use Band-Aids debuted 100 years ago in 1924.

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  • Sweets like Dum Dums and Popsicles were invented in 1924.
  • The first Winter Olympics were held 100 years ago in Chamonix, France.
  • 2024 will mark the 100th year of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The world has come a long way since 1924.

Nearly 40 years ago, a Japan Airlines crash killed over 500 people, cost the airline millions, and made ridership plummet

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Rescuers searching for survivors at the site of the crash on August 13, 1985.

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5 ways that Republicans have made history — in all the wrong ways — since they took control of the House last year

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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at a press conference on January 12, 2023.
Then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at a press conference on January 12, 2023.

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How 1880s technology allowed Nellie Bly and her competitor to break the record for the fastest trip around the world

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Nellie Bly in her traveling dress and coat.

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A fisherman found a 152-year-old shipwreck with his kid, thought it was nothing special, and kept fishing

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Tim Wollak and his 5-year-old daughter Henley.

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That "presidential look": How fashion can make or break a candidate for the White House

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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with diners at Vinton Family Restaurant in Vinton, Iowa, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. DeSantis was on a two-day trip across Iowa.
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks with diners at Vinton Family Restaurant in Vinton, Iowa, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. DeSantis was on a two-day trip across Iowa.

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101 years before Rosa Parks, this woman integrated New York City's public transit

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Elizabeth Jennings Graham

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A bond 'doom loop' should mean that yields rise with more borrowing — but history says the opposite

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US Capitol building in Washington, DC.
US Capitol building in Washington, DC.

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Steamy love letters sent to captured French sailors have been opened for the first time in 265 years

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A picture shows love letters sent to capture French sailors, that had gone unread for 265 years.

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Jaw-dropping photos show the aftermath of when 2 planes collided in the air over New York City 63 years ago

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In 1960, two airplanes crashed into each other above New York City. There were no survivors.

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