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Theaters and other architectural gems lined Hollywood's famous boulevards during its Golden Age and now hold restored star appeal
March 01, 2010 |
By Laura Kiniry
Using government documents, author Angela Walton-Raji traced her ancestors to the slaves owned by American Indians
February 17, 2010 |
By Katy June-Friesen
While practicing law in Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln defended a man in a highly unusual case and later recounted the mystery as a short story
February 10, 2010 |
By Laura Helmuth
Since its mid-1960s inception, snowboarding has seen such a boom in popularity that it is now an event at the Winter Olympics
February 05, 2010 |
By Paul J. MacArthur
Since its inception, public radio has had a crucial role in broadcasting history - from FDR's "Fireside Chats" to the Internet Age
January 26, 2010 |
By Marina Koestler Ruben
These athletes took home gold, but also stole our hearts. Choose your favorite winter Olympian in our poll
January 19, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
How the great influx of people from Africa and the Caribbean since 1965 is challenging what it means to be African-American
February 2010 |
By Ira Berlin
Succeeding where previous leagues had failed, the AFL introduced an exciting brand of football forcing the NFL to change its entrenched ways
January 14, 2010 |
By Jim Morrison
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