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Thou Shalt Not Underestimate Florence Nightingale

Scholars are finding there’s much more to the “lady with the lamp” than her famous exploits as a nurse in the Crimean War

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Explosive!

A blast-injury expert takes aim at the mystery of what sank the most famous—and lethal—submarine of the Civil War

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Beasts of the Northern Wild

Scientists brave the deep snows and frigid cold of Arctic Alaska to study one of its most furtive and ferocious denizens

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The Legend of Limberlost

Despite her fame, you wouldn't know about this beloved writer unless you visit the vanishing Midwestern landscape she helped save

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Show of Patriotism

In 1950, an exhibition of the famed artist's paintings toured Europe in a promotional campaign of American culture

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Better Late

The Cuban American artist has long been a creative force. Now she’s having her big moment—in her tenth decade

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Beauty and the Brand

A century before today’s celebrity health gurus, an American businesswoman was a beauty with a brand

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Growth Industry

A turn-of-the-century hair-care magnate who shared her wealth gets the spotlight

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Jetting Into the Future

The unique design of the flyer, held in the collections of the Smithsonian, has infatuated aviation enthusiasts for decades

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