History

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News Flash

Amenhotep III (a granite head from the temple complex is his best extant portrait) was succeeded by his son Akhenaten, who revolutionized Egypt's religion—temporarily.

Rebellious Son

Amenhotep III was succeeded by one of the first known monotheists

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From the Castle

Small World

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Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste

What really happened aboard the <i>Mary Celeste</i>? More than a century after her crew went missing, a scenario is emerging

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How Pan Am's Founder Juan Trippe Turned Americans Into Frequent Fliers

This antique globe was once owned by the fabled airline executive, who ushered in modern air travel

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November Anniversaries

Momentous or merely memorable

David Halberstam in 1978

Consequential

Cold winters, hot jaguars and a night to remember

The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War

Command Performance

With U.S. forces in Korea beleaguered and demoralized in 1950, American prestige and the future of South Korea hung in the balance

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Sitting Bull's Legacy

The Lakota Sioux leader's relics return to his only living descendants

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Unearthing Egypt's Greatest Temple

Discovering the grandeur of the monument built 3,400 years ago

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The Big Picture

Political historian Jeremi Suri has come up with a new way of looking at the links between the low and the mighty

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Letters

Readers respond to the September issue

After three months of battling the U.S. 7th cavalry—which is charged with moving his people to a distant reservation or killing them—and a 1,700-mile trek toward Canada, Nez Perce chief Joseph surrenders, October 5, 1877.

October Anniversaries

Momentous or merely memorable

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A Brief History of Scotland Yard

Investigating London's famous police force and some of its most infamous cases

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From the Castle

Object Lessons

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Outlaw Hunters

The Pinkerton Detective Agency chased down some of America's most notorious criminals

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War Correspondence

Letters between George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette

Against the British, both Washington and Lafayette (left and right, at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-78) had to learn how to lead citizen-soldiers rather than mercenaries, motivating their men through affection and idealism rather than through fear.

Washington & Lafayette

Almost inseparable in wartime, the two generals split over a vital question: Should revolutionary ideals be imposed on others?

Because of Portugal's explorations, Europeans were also made aware of exotic animals ("The Rhinoceros," by Albrecht Dürer, 1515).

When Portugal Ruled the Seas

The country's global adventurism in the 16th century linked continents and cultures as never before, as a new exhibition makes clear

Amber Room

A Brief History of the Amber Room

Dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World," the room that once symbolized peace was stolen by Nazis then disappeared for good

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