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Jim Thorpe's famous 2001 Wheaties cereal box cover

Wishing Jim Thorpe a Happy Birthday

Jim Thorpe was the original 20th-century world-class, multi-sport athlete

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Whistle While You Work

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Breaking Ground

The History Behind a Slave’s Bill of Sale

On a worn, aged piece of paper dated 1835, a judge describes the sale of a 16-year-old girl named Polly, with “yellow complexion and black eyes”

On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off in his custom-built airplane, The Spirit of St. Louis to cross the Atlantic.

Celebrating Milestones of Flight: Lindbergh and Earhart Cross the Atlantic

The month of May is notable for two major aviation milestones

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