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February 1999

February 1999

February 1999

February 1, 1999

A devoted keeper of the past, the National Museum of American History looks ahead to the Millennium

February 1999

Bernice Johnson Reagon adds cultural nuance and period flavor to rousing a cappella renditions

February 1999

February 1999

It took two millennia to get the one we now use; we owe a lot to the sun and moon, to Caesar, Pope Gregory and, oh yes, the Earl of Chesterfield

February 1, 1999

An American biologist treks the steppes and the Gobi to rescue a Mongolian raptor that’s in deep trouble

February 1999

Archaeological research at Cliff Palace resumes after 80 years. Surprises are the order of the day

February 1999

It’s a fast and furious time in science and technology, and a man who knows promises only more of the same

February 1999

Crayola crayons take us all back with their fondly remembered look, scent and feel on paper

November 1999

After four centuries a Renaissance artist is brought to light

January 1, 1999

January 1999

January 1999

January 1, 1999

In the shadow of a towering Confederate memorial and a difficult history a small Georgia town looks to the future

January 1, 1999

The demolition derby is an American institution or something like that

January 1, 1999

January 1, 1999