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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
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
By Lila MacLellanJune 19, 2023
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
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
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
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
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
By Nicole Winfield and The Associated PressNovember 8, 2022
By Ellen McGirtJuly 22, 2022
By Sophie MellorOctober 11, 2021
Design ThinkingThe art of colorizing black and white photographs of the past is undergoing an ethics review
By Kat EschnerMay 12, 2021
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