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Benjamin Franklin launched America’s fight against counterfeit money with colored threads, watermarks and images of leaves, new study shows
FinanceBenjamin Franklin launched America’s fight against counterfeit money with colored threads, watermarks and images of leaves, new study shows
By David Hamilton and The Associated PressJuly 18, 2023
George W. Bush
PoliticsHere’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 PressJuly 4, 2023
American flag
PoliticsThe 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 PressJuly 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
LeadershipMeet the little-known first Black woman to sit on a Fortune 500 corporate board
By Lila MacLellanJune 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
CommentaryAmerica had the debate about paying its debt after the Revolution and the Civil War. Here’s why we reached the same conclusion twice
By Robert HormatsMay 18, 2023
Transactional thinking can only take humanity so far. It’s time to revive the ‘covenantal capitalism’ that gave us modern democracy
CommentaryTransactional thinking can only take humanity so far. It’s time to revive the ‘covenantal capitalism’ that gave us modern democracy
By Michael EisenbergMay 4, 2023
Ernest Shackleton gets credit for rescuing his doomed Antarctica voyage—but it’s his navigator’s leadership that saved their lives
LeadershipErnest 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 ConversationMarch 2, 2023
History detectives have finally found a ship that tragically sank in 1894 but they’re keeping the location hidden
LifestyleHistory detectives have finally found a ship that tragically sank in 1894 but they’re keeping the location hidden
By John Flesher and The Associated PressMarch 1, 2023
A doctor looking through a window.
HealthSterilization 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 ConversationDecember 9, 2022
A statue laying face down in the mud.
LifestyleA 2,000-year-old statue discovered buried in Tuscany could ‘rewrite history’
By Nicole Winfield and The Associated PressNovember 8, 2022
The dark Nazi history behind the executive to-do list
CommentaryThe dark Nazi history behind the executive to-do list
By Jim EdwardsSeptember 1, 2022
A gay couple holds their marriage certificates
NewslettersWhy losing the right to share America’s history could put its future in jeopardy
By Ellen McGirtJuly 22, 2022
Petrol Stations Open For Business In Birmingham
EnergyCould a three-day workweek be the answer to the U.K.’s energy torment?
By Sophie MellorOctober 11, 2021
The art of colorizing black and white photographs of the past is undergoing an ethics review
Design ThinkingThe art of colorizing black and white photographs of the past is undergoing an ethics review
By Kat EschnerMay 12, 2021
William Jennings Bryan Giving Speech
FinanceFrom WallStreetBets to William Jennings Bryan: Why America’s financial populists love a good silver rally
By Jeremy KahnFebruary 6, 2021
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