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Momentous or merely memorable
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What awful event forced the Anasazi to flee their homeland, never to return?
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For three decades, the fluoroscope was a shoe salesman’s best friend
Ever since Britain carved the nation out of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, the land long known as Mesopotamia has been wracked by instability
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Within the Adriatic fortress of Dubrovnik, cafés, churches and palaces reflect 1,000 years of turbulent history
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Peru’s Caral suggests civilization emerged in the Americas 1,000 years earlier than experts believed
In celebrating the cultures of the ancient Silk Road, renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma has found a second calling
Historian Diana Preston presents findings about the Lusitania and draws on recently discovered interviews to bring the drama to life
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The more we learn about the remote island from archaeologists and researchers, the more intriguing it becomes
The idyllic Mediterranean retreat of Corsica also harbors homegrown terrorists, bent on achieving the island’s secession from France
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Marco Polo’s Guide to Afghanistan
Two Americans retrace the steps of the 13th-century Italian merchant through a harsh land of tough, hospitable people
Introduced as a toy nearly a century ago, the ever popular teddy bear has become a prized collectible the world over
Samuel Pepys’ London Chronicles
The candid diarist portrays the ravages of fire and plague, the bawdy court of Charles II, and his own romps with maids
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To assemble “The American Presidency” exhibition, experts scour a treasure trove of historic pictures
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