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At age 107, Frank Buckles proudly wears the French Legion of Honor medal, one of many honors to have come his way lately.

World War I: 100 Years Later

The Last Doughboy of World War I

Frank Buckles lied about his age to serve in World War I

An undated rendering of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Ted Sorensen on Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Words

Kennedy advisor Ted Sorensen found that of all the U.S. presidents, Lincoln had the best speechwriter—himself

"We, The Delaware Boat Veterans, take as our solemn duty before our Creator to make known the truth concerning the Presidential candidate who calls himself George Washington."

Swiftboating George Washington

For politicians, it’s the same olde, same olde story

Meals were delivered to the inmates and they ate in their cells. Food carts ran on tracks along the catwalks in the two story cellblocks.

Eastern State Penitentiary: A Prison With a Past

Philadelphia set the stage for prison reform not only in Pennsylvania, but also the world over

"The lost synagogue" at Eastern State Penitentiary.

The Synagogue at Eastern State Penitentiary

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Given the “Green Light” to Create

Sarah Muehlbauer began sewing coaster-sized circles of wax paper together in her textile design course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

The toothache tree of North America, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Chinese Spices Hijack Your Taste Buds

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Deep Sea 3-D: Even a Four-Eyes Can Have Fun

A review of Deep Sea 3-D by a 3-D movie skeptic

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The Million Word March

What defines a word? Lexicographers and other experts don’t always agree

History’s “Global Languages”

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People’s Design Award: Pick Your Favorite

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Mistakenidentosaurus Becoming a Thing of the Past

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On the Mall: Sipping Pinotage at the National Museum of African Art

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News Flash: You May Be Boring Your Dog

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Bill Viola: The Mind’s Eye

Jeff Koons Takes Over Versailles

The monastery from inside the ramparts at twilight.

In Iraq, a Monastery Rediscovered

Near Mosul, war has helped and hindered efforts to excavate the 1,400-year-old Dair Mar Elia monastery

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Rhythm and Identity

A Q&A with Bobby Sanabria, musician, composer and professor of Latin jazz

The crocodile, last of the crurotarsans

Dinosaur vs. Crocodile: Who Wins?

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Sleep Over Party at the Zoo

Are you a Washingtonian who likes to camp? Try urban camping in the mock wild, at Smithsonian’s National Zoo

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