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Momentous or merely memorable
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Amid all the hoopla, it's easy to lose sight of the expedition's true significance
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For 100 years, Harleys have fueled our road-warrior fantasies
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Returning to Philadelphia from England in 1775, the "wisest American" kept his political leanings to himself. But not for long
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A groundbreaking chronicle sheds new light on one of the most dramatic chapters in American history
Everything old is news again
Before the advent of factory farms and supermarkets, the self-made kings of New York City's butter and egg trade lived extra large
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What awful event forced the Anasazi to flee their homeland, never to return?
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"It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it."— Robert E. Lee, at Fredericksburg
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Where do you put all those treasures?
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MaVynee Betsch wants to memorialize a haven for African-Americans in the time of Jim Crow
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Senate staffers come across a historic treasure in a dusty storage room
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The White House correspondent's career as a journalist spanned ten presidencies and was marked by an unwavering dedication to the truth
Enslaved Africans endured the largest forced migration in history
Even as he endured the hardships of Valley Forge, George Washington faced another challenge: critics who questioned his fitness to lead
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There's art in the history at the Archives of American Art
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Out of the park: signed balls soar into the stratosphere
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When Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, he altered the shape of a nation and the course of history
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The house where the conspirators hatched their heinous plot now serves sushi, and the yard where they were hanged is a tennis court
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