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In a new book, political junkie Robert W. Merry shares his three-part test
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One rogue shark. Five victims. A mysterious threat. And the era of the killer great white was born
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A schoolgirl and a former traveling Bible salesman helped turn deodorants and antiperspirants from niche toiletries into an $18 billion industry
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Records at the National Archives in London show how organizers cobbled together the 1948 "Austerity" Games
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
Michael Pupa's story, from orphan of Nazi Europe to American citizen, is a testament to the freedoms America offers
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The U.S. vice presidency has been filled by a rogues gallery of mediocrities, criminals and even corpses
Ode to an ancient summer rite, excesses and all
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Test yourself on our quiz of the famous, infamous and not-so-famous least powerful men in the country
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The legendary writer for Sports Illustrated dishes on, among other things, the changing relationship between athletes and the journalists who cover them
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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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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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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 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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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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Flying aboard aircraft? Just a passing fad
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