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Cleveland is slowly beginning to recognize its role in creating the superhero who stood for "Truth, Justice, and the American Way."

Cleveland, the True Birthplace of Superman

Comic book fans and city activists hope that people think of the Ohio city, and not Krypton, as the home of the Man of Steel

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony (c. 1870) by Napoleon Sarony.

Celebrating 90 Years Since Women Won the Right to Vote

On this day in 1920, the ratification of the 19th amendment granted American women the right to vote

Snow's map led him to the source of a London cholera outbreak in 1854

Cholera, John Snow and the Grand Experiment

A British physician first determined that cholera spread through contaminated water in the 1850s, but the disease remains a major health risk today

As musicians, locals and tourists converge in Lapa, it has become the musical heart of Rio de Janeiro.

Rio’s Music is Alive and Well

Brazil’s music scene may be known for beats such as bossa nova, but newer sounds are making waves on the streets of Rio

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A Quest for Conch

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Elvis Dies, August 16, 1977

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