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A pair of woven, beaded garters reflects the spirit of Seminole warrior Osceola
October 2010 | By Owen Edwards

A hymnal owned by the brave leader of the Underground Railroad brings new insights into the life of the American heroine
September 2010 | By Owen Edwards

Born in 1860, the famed female sharpshooter skillfully cultivated an image of a daredevil performer with proper Victorian morals
August 12, 2010 | By Jess Righthand

May 24, 2010 | By Megan Gambino

In 1910, the boxer Jack Johnson and the musician Scott Joplin embodied a new sense of possibility for African-Americans
June 2010 | By Michael Walsh

An avowed paganist in a time of religious strife, Hypatia was also one of the first women to study math, astronomy and philosophy
March 15, 2010 | By Sarah Zielinski

NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz famously wore a homemade white vest as he averted tragedy during the Apollo 13 mission
April 2010 | By Owen Edwards

An accident with a tamping iron made Phineas Gage history's most famous brain-injury survivor
January 2010 | By Steve Twomey

How the original 97-pound weakling transformed himself into Charles Atlas and brought the physical fitness movement to the masses
August 2009 | By Jonathan Black

The Guggenheim Museum, turning 50 this year, showcases the trailblazer's mission to elevate American society through architecture
June 2009 | By Arthur Lubow

Famed World War II Gen. George S. Patton's grandson finds his calling in the ashes of his fathers journals
June 2009 | By Benjamin W. Patton

Iowa-born and army-trained, how did George Koval manage to steal a critical U.S. atom bomb secret for the Soviets, that is only now coming to light?
May 2009 | By Michael Walsh

A century ago, explorer Robert Peary earned fame for discovering the North Pole, but did Frederick Cook get there first?
April 2009 | By Bruce Henderson

Their shared birth date is an intriguing coincidence, but what truly unites Darwin and Lincoln is how they shaped the modern world
February 2009 | By Adam Gopnik

A self-taught strategist with no combat experience, Abraham Lincoln saw the path to victory more clearly than his generals
January 2009 | By James M. McPherson

December 17, 2008 | By Megan Gambino

Elusive and crafty, Francis Marion outwitted British troops during the American Revolution
July 01, 2007 | By Amy Crawford

The teenage queen, now the subject of a new movie, was embraced by France in 1770. Twenty-three years later, she lost her head to the guillotine. (But she never said, "Let them eat cake")
November 2006 | By Richard Covington

Mythology, propaganda, Liz Taylor and the real Queen of the Nile
April 01, 2007 | By Amy Crawford

Relics from her 1431 execution are a forgery. Will we ever know the real Joan of Arc?
June 01, 2007 | By Amy Crawford

How Stede Bonnet went from wealthy landowner to villain on the sea
August 01, 2007 | By Amy Crawford

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