U.S. History

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Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste

What really happened aboard the <i>Mary Celeste</i>? More than a century after her crew went missing, a scenario is emerging

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How Pan Am's Founder Juan Trippe Turned Americans Into Frequent Fliers

This antique globe was once owned by the fabled airline executive, who ushered in modern air travel

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November Anniversaries

Momentous or merely memorable

David Halberstam in 1978

Consequential

Cold winters, hot jaguars and a night to remember

The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War

Command Performance

With U.S. forces in Korea beleaguered and demoralized in 1950, American prestige and the future of South Korea hung in the balance

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Sitting Bull's Legacy

The Lakota Sioux leader's relics return to his only living descendants

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Letters

Readers respond to the September issue

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From the Castle

Object Lessons

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Outlaw Hunters

The Pinkerton Detective Agency chased down some of America's most notorious criminals

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War Correspondence

Letters between George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette

Against the British, both Washington and Lafayette (left and right, at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-78) had to learn how to lead citizen-soldiers rather than mercenaries, motivating their men through affection and idealism rather than through fear.

Washington & Lafayette

Almost inseparable in wartime, the two generals split over a vital question: Should revolutionary ideals be imposed on others?

Thurgood Marshall

August Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

"I think most Americans don't realize how close we came to losing the Revolutionary War," says Ferling.

Forget Independence

John Ferling, author of "100 Days that Shook the World," imagines an alternate history

Earhart was equally at home in the air and on the pages of fashion magazines.Earhart was equally at home in the air and on the pages of fashion magazines.

The Flight Stuff

Amelia Earhart brought her own special style—even to her outerwear

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July Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

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Chat with Jimmy Carter

Discuss "The Ethiopia Campaign" with President Carter

Princess Alexandrina Victoria, 18, ascends to the British throne when her uncle, King William IV, dies June 20, 1837.

June Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

This Honus Wagner baseball card sold for $2.35 million in March.

A Brief History of the Honus Wagner Baseball Card

From cigarette pack insert to multi-million-dollar treasure

A player wearing an old-fashioned catcher's mask

April Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

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What's Up

Duke Ellington, animated movies and the old ballgame

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