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Just as people were experimenting with the uses of broadcast TV in the 1930s, so too were they envisioning ways to utilize closed-circuit TV in the 1950s
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Mocked by their peers and kicked out of Harvard, the pioneering athletes were ahead of their time... and their competition in Athens
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Give me your huddled masses yearning to go shopping and swimming
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The Rodney Dangerfield of wars in the United States, the 19th-century conflict is given great respect by our Northern neighbors
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The futurist design movement that divided critics and and swept the nation with space age coffee shops
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Before the burning of the White House, the First Lady saved some red draperies. Could she have made a dress from them?
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Historian Erik Rutkow argues in a new book that forests are key to understanding how our nation developed and who we are today
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Rudolph Valentino fought a long battle against innuendo about his masculinity right up until he died. But now he seems to have won
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Anthem For America Music Guide
Was the national anthem really set to the melody of a drinking tune? Take a closer look at the original manuscript of Francis Scott Key's song
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The spaghetti-slinging robot drew crowds at Grazie’s Italian Restaurant in Tokyo
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In 1912, a family of six was murdered by ax in the little town of Villisca, Iowa. Might these killings be linked to nine other similar crimes?
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The German chemist helped feed the world. Then he developed the first chemical weapons used in battle
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As cars got larger in the 1920s, the "Helicar" was presented as the solution to congested city streets
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According to legend, Queen Victoria, informed of an early president's angry insult to her ambassador, struck Bolivia off the map. But is it true?
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Where did these six poultry-based dishes (with one imposter) get their start?
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What is there to remember about the battles long relegated to footnote status? More than you might think!
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Remember the Raisin? You probably don't
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Today's special: Our first annual food issue
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The epic begins 10,000 years ago in an Asian jungle and ends today in kitchens all over the world
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