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The evidence against Albert Tirrell was lurid and damning—until Rufus Choate, a protegé of the great Daniel Webster, agreed to come to the defense
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Are Angelenos destined to be perpetually surrounded by super-sized advertisements?
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More than 20 years before the iPad, an entrepreneur saw the potential of interactive, digital magazines
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Close by the Mormon colony of Colonia Dublan is an unlikely tourist attraction: the small hilltop where the legendary Apache leader exacted his revenge
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During the First World War, Allied birds outperformed their rivals and saved thousands of lives–all thanks to the efforts of one London pigeon fancier
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The Dalai Lama is one of the world's most revered religious leaders, but that didn't prevent four holders of the office from mysteriously dying
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As polio ravaged patients worldwide, two gifted American researchers developed distinct vaccines against it. Then the question was: Which one to use?
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In 1950, a popular magazine depicted what an atomic bomb would do to New York City—in gruesome detail
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It is tempting to think of the German hyperinflation of 1923 as a uniquely awful event, but it pales in comparison to what happened in the 17th century
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A curator from the National Archives takes us through what the governing charter means
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Moving is a lot easier if you live inside a giant ball
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Custom in the Ottoman Empire mandated that a condemned grand vizier could save his neck if he won a sprint against his executioner
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A 1981 book predicted that the soldiers of the future could be more like heavily armed policemen than a fighting force
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In 1887, a painter was inspired by an idea: commemorate the everyday heroism of men, women and children who had lost their lives trying to save another's
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With video screens and remote control arms, any doctor could make a virtual housecall
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One hundred years after the ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank, the tragedy still looms large in the popular psyche
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The secret formula for predicting a fantastical yet credible future
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In the years preceding the Internet, futurist books hinted at the massive information infrastructure that was to come
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