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Trial by jury has had some ups and downs, but it beats what led up to it--trial by combat, and ordeal by fire, water or poison
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A silver speedster from the 1930s evokes the golden age of flight, a pair of world-class speed records and the early triumphs of Howard Hughes' life
From the muddy yard of a private collector to the dresser drawers of a dealer, Mitchell Wolfson ransacks the world for his finds
A century after his birth, four decades after his death, the amazing Babe maintains a powerful grip on America's imagination
Razors have come a long way in 7,000 years, but preparation and a steady hand remain the survival skills each time steel meets skin
At the site of a new Smithsonian museum, a team of archaeologists dug up traces of a 19th-century neighborhood
The electronic transformation that is under way at the Smithsonian will fulfill a central promise of democracy
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Taking to the podium throughout his life,the former slave fought with tireless eloquenceto "secure the Blessings of Liberty" for all
Grande dame of an 18th-century comedy, she has been an aspiration to all who read boners, gaffes and mutilations perpetrated upon the English language
We were floundering in the War of 1812 when young Captain Perry delivered the winning motto, "Don't Give Up The Ship"
The modern museum trend toward interpretive exhibitions presents both challenges and opportunities
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Incredible! Incomparable! Robert L. Ripley, who won fame and fortune by celebrating the outlandish, was himself a prime example
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