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March 2015
Features
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Duplication Nation
Decades before 3-D printers brought manufacturing closer to home, copiers transformed offices, politics and art
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The Blood Relics
Even now, 150 years later, objects from the Lincoln murder provide a powerful link to the event
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The Psychic Connection
A medium who held seances in the Lincoln White House was also a drinking companion of John Wilkes Booth
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Sisterly Love
In her post-assassination memoir, Asia Booth Clarke recalled her brother's passion, his patriotism and his last words to her
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What the Newspapers Said When Lincoln Was Killed
The initial reaction to the president's death was a wild mixture of grief, exultation, vengefulness and fear
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Rare Air
Ten years ago, daredevil Steve Fossett became the Magellan of the skies
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Grand Canyon on the Edge
A holy war is being fought over a proposal to build a $500 million commercial development, including a high-tech gondola, on the rim of America's national treasure
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Crikey!
The family of Australia's famed Crocodile Hunter is inspiring the next generation of reptile science—and feeding the controversy about animals in captivity
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Wild at Heart
A former SeaWorld trainer takes a page from "Blackfish" and argues against keeping killer whales in captivity
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Tales From the Crypt
What the remains of Richard III can teach us about other English royals