Cornelia Fort, a flight instructor, was flying over what body of water on December 7, 1941, when emergency conditions forced her to land?

Ten months later, Fort would become the second woman to enroll in the Women Airforce Service Pilots, the World War II program that trained women to fly military planes. Ellen unearths the forgotten history of these women—and the ways the government refused to remember them.

It’s an &, not an and.

What retail chain once known for its forest-green signs and scratchboard illustrations of famous writers opened 60 new stores last year—after closing more than 150 following the Great Recession?

Barnes & Noble has decidedly bounced back, Henry writes. Partly that’s to do with its decision to make its stores less cookie-cutter, but it’s also because Americans’ anti-chain animus has receded. As Henry argues, “Distinctions between chain and local have been superseded by the split between online and in-person shopping.”

The acronym RICE was coined for (in order) what four techniques for injury recovery—one of which happens to be spelled out fully in the acronym?

Gifford reports that the doctor who popularized RICE has since recanted the “ice” part; inhibiting inflammation can also inhibit healing. Really, there’s not much evidence of physical benefit for any cold therapy, but Gifford still sees one reason people should try out cold plunging.

Atlantic Trivia, June 4, 2026: High-Flying Women

Cornelia Fort, a flight instructor, was flying over what body of water on December 7, 1941, when emergency conditions forced her to land?

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