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The White House correspondent’s career as a journalist spanned ten presidencies and was marked by an unwavering dedication to the truth
Enslaved Africans endured the largest forced migration in history
Even as he endured the hardships of Valley Forge, George Washington faced another challenge: critics who questioned his fitness to lead
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Momentous or merely memorable
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There’s art in the history at the Archives of American Art
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Out of the park: signed balls soar into the stratosphere
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How the Louisiana Purchase Changed the World
When Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, he altered the shape of a nation and the course of history
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The house where the conspirators hatched their heinous plot now serves sushi, and the yard where they were hanged is a tennis court
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An Indian tribe wins the first round in a long fight with rock climbers
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Daniel Libeskind: Architect at Ground Zero
From his Jewish Museum in Berlin to his proposal for the World Trade Center site, Daniel Libeskind designs buildings that reach out to history and humanity
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President Theodore Roosevelt started what would become the world’s most successful experiment in conservation
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Copper Neck Tags Evoke the Experience of American Slaves Hired Out as Part-Time Laborers
From the mid-18th century to the end of the Civil War, owners marketed the labor and skills of their slaves
Two months before the Gulf War began in 1991, President George H. W. Bush greeted U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia
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In 1775, the 20-year-old Alexander Hamilton took up arms to fight the British
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As freshly carved toys or treasured heirlooms, well-bred rocking horses ride high in the affections of kids and collectors alike
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Founding Fathers and Slaveholders
To what degree do the attitudes of Washington and Jefferson toward slavery diminish their achievements?
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Nuts about history and bonkers for baseball
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