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For nine years, Owney rode the rails and the wagons on top of mailbags as the mascot of the mailmen
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Fans still argue about who really won the 1927 "long count" fight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey
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The skateboarding champion talks about the growth and evolution of his sport
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In an ever more competitive world, nations strive for the perfect slogan
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Charles Conlon’s classic photographs of baseball players from the early 20th century offer a glimpse into a familiar sport at an otherworldly time
In the United States and Finland
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During this month, the civil war expands to Kentucky and West Virginia, and President Lincoln rejects an attempt at emancipation
Momentous or Merely Memorable
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A debate rages over preserving the awe-inspiring, 350-year-old monument that now shows signs of distress from pollution and shoddy repairs
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The former editor of the New York Times considers the effects of the terrorist attacks on the 10th anniversary of the fateful day
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It wasn't until after he failed as an artist that Morse revolutionized communications by inventing the telegraph
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Stalwarts of early 20th-century sports pages, Conlon’s photos of the national pastime have their second chance at the plate
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The country's achievements in education have other nations, especially the United States, doing their homework
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We've combed through the Smithsonian Institution's collections to find the best vacation artifacts, from before the automobile to the interstate era
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A company called Booktrack Introduces a new kind of e-book. It plays music or sound effects to accompany your reading
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Why fear Velociraptor? A plastic dinosaur recreation of a classic Jurassic Park scene explains
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Thousands of fascinating films are available for free streaming and download, if you know where to look
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