In the 1900s, health officials believed that puncturing supposedly disease-infested mail and then fumigating it slowed the spread of illness
Archeologists uncover an early American settlement that history forgot
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As archaeologists unearth a secret slave passageway used by abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens, scholars reevaluate his reputation and that of James Buchanan
A cache of recently discovered letters darkens the British naval warrior's honor and enhances that of his long-suffering wife, Frances
Priceless wisdom that changed my life
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Smithsonian's wide-ranging mummy collection still speaks to us from centuries past
Off and running in the new year
While the budding Corps of Discovery plans the expedition near St. Louis, William Clark grades the recruits
Fifteen years later, a photograph of an anonymous protester facing down a row of tanks in Beijing's Tiananmen Square still inspires astonishment
19,000 cargo containers flowing into the US each day pose a needle-in-the-haystack challenge to security officials worried about hidden terrorist weapons
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Descended from American Colonists who fled north rather than join the revolution, Canada's Tories still raise their tankards to King George
Jefferson spells out the mission
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Thanks to an immigrant's generosity, the Steven Udvar-Hazy Center opens its massive doors to the public
Coming to terms with Shiite beliefs
An investigative reporter enlists his journalism students to help him solve Watergate's most intriguing puzzle
Master horologist John Metcalfe keeps on ticking
For nearly a century, the nation's 15 million Shiite Muslims have been denied access to political power
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A new book documents a week in the life of America in all its rich, colorful, contradictory, nostalgic, emotional, heartfelt and, oh yes, exuberant...glory
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Forty years ago, the assassination of JFK stunned Americans, who vividly recall the day even as they grapple with his complex legacy
November anniversaries, momentous or merely memorable
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