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What Made Ed Bearss a Rock Star of Civil War History

Nero, History's Most Despised Emperor, Gets a Makeover

Fidel Castro Stayed in Harlem 60 Years Ago to Highlight Racial Injustice in the U.S.

Alexander von Humboldt: The Man History Forgot

How the Revolutionary Thinker Alexander von Humboldt Helped to Create the Smithsonian

This Mastodon Is a Centerpiece of an Art Exhibition. Why?

Why Black, Indigenous and Other People of Color Experience Greater Harm During the Pandemic