Observing ibises and kayaking among sharks, author Barbara Ehrenreich savors life "up the Keys"
For the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Douglas, Arizona was a place to "refresh the wells" and drive into the sunset
Libraries, universities and museums are especially important in uncertain times
The SR-71 Blackbird, now featured in the Transformers movie sequel, was faster than a rifle bullet and flew 16 miles above the earth
The artists creates sculptures from castaway objects such as old lottery tickets and broken umbrellas
Readers respond to the May Issue
Centuries hence, historians may wonder: Where exactly did Congress store all those pork barrels?
Nikita Khrushchev Comes to America
The first women to attend the Naval Academy became seniors in 1979. Photographer Lucian Perkins was there as the old order changed
Momentous or Merely Memorable
Lunch with the Soviet leader was Tinseltown's hottest ticket, with famous celebrities including Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin
An Illinois coal mine holds a snapshot of life on earth 300 million years ago, when a massive earthquake "froze" a swamp in time
The launch 40 years ago of Apollo 11, which put a man on the moon, brought Americans together during a time of nationwide unrest
A love affair
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