October anniversaries momentous or merely memorable
Things are not always what they seem
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The regime may inflame Washington, but young Iranians say they admire, of all places, America
Momentous or merely memorable
Seven hundred years ago, William Tell shot an arrow through an apple on his son’s head and launched the struggle for Swiss independence. Or did he?
Secrets of the Maya: Deciphering Tikal
After decades of intense research, the ancient ruins of Mexico and Central America are yielding new insights into the pre-Columbia culture
An exhibition of ancient Maya art points up the opulence and violence of the great Mesoamerican civilization
Momentous or merely memorable
Priceless wisdom that changed my life
For nearly a century, the nation’s 15 million Shiite Muslims have been denied access to political power
November anniversaries, momentous or merely memorable
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There was no love lost between Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin. But at the very brink of failure, they found a way to reach agreement
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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
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