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George W. Bush
Politics

Here’s a look at how American presidents have celebrated July 4th, including Zachary Taylor’s maybe fatal food poisoning

By Calvin Woodward and The Associated Press
July 4, 2023
American flag
Politics

The history of Betsy Ross and the American flag: Legend outweighs fact as there’s just no trace of it before the Civil War

By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
July 4, 2023
Patricia Roberts Harris, the first Black woman to hold a US cabinet seat and first Black woman to join a Fortune 500 board
Leadership

Meet the little-known first Black woman to sit on a Fortune 500 corporate board

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June 19, 2023
America had the debate about paying its debt after the Revolution and the Civil War. Here’s why we reached the same conclusion twice
Commentary

America had the debate about paying its debt after the Revolution and the Civil War. Here’s why we reached the same conclusion twice

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May 18, 2023
Transactional thinking can only take humanity so far. It’s time to revive the ‘covenantal capitalism’ that gave us modern democracy
Commentary

Transactional thinking can only take humanity so far. It’s time to revive the ‘covenantal capitalism’ that gave us modern democracy

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May 4, 2023
Ernest Shackleton gets credit for rescuing his doomed Antarctica voyage—but it’s his navigator’s leadership that saved their lives
Leadership

Ernest Shackleton gets credit for rescuing his doomed Antarctica voyage—but it’s his navigator’s leadership that saved their lives

By Daniella McCahey and The Conversation
March 2, 2023
History detectives have finally found a ship that tragically sank in 1894 but they’re keeping the location hidden
Lifestyle

History detectives have finally found a ship that tragically sank in 1894 but they’re keeping the location hidden

By John Flesher and The Associated Press
March 1, 2023
A doctor looking through a window.
Health

Sterilization is the top form of contraception for women. Here’s why some doctors won’t even talk about it with their patients

By Elizabeth Hintz and The Conversation
December 9, 2022
A statue laying face down in the mud.
Lifestyle

A 2,000-year-old statue discovered buried in Tuscany could ‘rewrite history’

By Nicole Winfield and The Associated Press
November 8, 2022
The dark Nazi history behind the executive to-do list
Commentary

The dark Nazi history behind the executive to-do list

By
September 1, 2022
A gay couple holds their marriage certificates
Newsletters

Why losing the right to share America’s history could put its future in jeopardy

By
July 22, 2022
Petrol Stations Open For Business In Birmingham
International

Could a three-day workweek be the answer to the U.K.’s energy torment?

By
October 11, 2021
The art of colorizing black and white photographs of the past is undergoing an ethics review

The art of colorizing black and white photographs of the past is undergoing an ethics review

By
May 12, 2021
William Jennings Bryan Giving Speech
Finance

From WallStreetBets to William Jennings Bryan: Why America’s financial populists love a good silver rally

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February 6, 2021
A photo of Jonas Salk injecting a boy with the polio vaccine he invented.
Health

The COVID-19 vaccination drive may be slow—but it’s already faster than any in history

By
January 17, 2021

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