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Maurice Hines, left, joins his brother Gregory (now deceased) in the finale of the smash 1981 Broadway musical Sophisticated Ladies.

Maurice Hines on the Legacy of the Apollo Theater

The legendary dancer talks about starting his career in Harlem and his upcoming Sammy Davis Jr. project

John F. Kennedy, with cane in the Pacific, 1943, would later downplay his PT-109 role: "It was involuntary," he quipped. "They sank my boat."

Remembering PT-109

A carved walking stick evokes ship commander John F. Kennedy's dramatic rescue at sea

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Reconsiderations

Botched battles and preconceptions overturned

On the day of the battle, 6,000 to 7,000 Indians were camped on the flats beside the Little Bighorn River.

How the Battle of Little Bighorn Was Won

Accounts of the 1876 battle have focused on Custer's ill-fated cavalry. But a new book offers a take from the Indian's point of view

Zygmunt Aksienow rescued a caged canary as a "sign of the normal life I was used to."

Capturing Warsaw at the Dawn of World War II

As German bombs began falling on Poland in 1939, an American photographer made a fateful decision

Richard Crowninshield bludgeoned 82-year-old Capt. Joseph White while the former slave trader and shipmaster slept.

A Murder in Salem

In 1830, a brutal crime in Massachusetts riveted the nation—and inspired the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne

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November Anniversaries

Momentous or Merely Memorable

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E. J. Wagner on "The Tell-Tale Murder"

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How to be a Dinosaur for Halloween

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Costume Ideas From the Smithsonian Collections

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Weekend Events: Hirshhorn After Hours, Day of the Dead

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A Cultural History of Candy

"The Candy Professor" talks about America's historic relationship with sweets

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Picture of the Week: The Witch Head Nebula

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Archives of American Art's New Show Reveals Stories of Gay America

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October 28, 1919: The Day That Launched a Million Speakeasies

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Zoo's Lion Cubs Pass Swim Test

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Blog Carnival #25: Reading Dino Tracks, Catching a Thief, Wikipedia Whiffs and More...

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Did Broken Buoys Fail to Warn Victims of the Mentawai Tsunami?

Every September for 86 years, Santa Fe residents have gathered to witness the burning of Zozobra.

Zozobra: The Boogeyman of Santa Fe

Each year, New Mexicans gather around a giant burning effigy, casting off their bad memories into the consuming bonfire

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Wednesday Roundup: Phantoms, Costumes and Halloween Galore

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