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Indigenous People’s Day: Stories behind the Trail of Tears for every state it passed through

Indigenous People's Day: Markers and remnants of the Trail of Tears stretch as a series of scars across the American landscape...

From strikes to labor laws: How the U.S. adopted the five-day workweek

The five-day, 40-hour workweek became part of American labor law partly due to Henry Ford. In 1926, the founder of the Ford Motor...

How gas prices have changed across the U.S. since the 1970s

CheapInsurance.com used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to chart monthly changes in gas prices over the past 45 years...

Illinois residents receive more spam calls than 48 other states

Stacker analyzed the FCC's Consumer Complaints dat and ranked each state based on the least to the most spam calls received in 2023 so far...

What types of roadways are the most likely to see fatalities?

Though cars travel fastest on them, interstates have the lowest fatality rates among roadways in the United States...

The hottest months in Cook County since 1895

Stacker compiled weather data for Cook County since 1895, and listed the hottest months on record during that span...

Biggest preseason underdogs to win an NBA championship

As the NBA Finals begin this week, Stacker and OLBG ranked the eight biggest underdogs to win the NBA championship since the 1984-85 season...

60 historic photos from American military history

Ahead of Memorial Day, Stacker has compiled 60 photos — both well known and not — from American military history...

The U.S. has surpassed 200 mass shootings in 2023 – here’s every event mapped

Mass shooting are up in the U.S. compared to this time last year. Shooting have occurred at malls, gas stations, downtown areas, schools, ...

How countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day

Feet washing, cleaning graves, and lots of food are among ways to celebrate mothers around the world...