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This manuscript’s contents are a centuries-old mystery that still eludes scholars today. But is it really as cryptic as it seems, or are its answers hiding in plain sight?
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Known as the Tougaloo Nine, the demonstrators staged a sit-in that helped the NAACP push for the desegregation of public spaces in Mississippi's capital
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Following the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by American forces, and suggestions that Washington might also target Cuba or Colombia, Danny Bird spoke to Greg Grandin about the history of US engagement wit
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Americans who turned the letter written by the future first lady into a suffragist rallying cry may have misunderstood her intentions
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Before he was the monarch with six wives – two of whom he had beheaded – Henry VIII was a Tudor adonis: attractive and active. What happened?
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A long-overlooked 1929 account contains the earliest known reference to the anecdote, suggesting that the 27th president found himself trapped in a tub during a Mississippi River voyage
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We’re often told a simple story: before factories, people lived peaceful, rural lives. Then industry arrived, bringing smoke, slums and suffering. But Professor Emma Griffin reveals in this video that the truth was far m
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Lydia Darragh defied her commitment to pacifism by spying during the American Revolution
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Ahead of the March 22 premiere of a new TV adaptation, learn about the life of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, the French Army officer who inspired the beloved novel
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The patriots weaponized Jane McCrea's death to demonize their enemies and paint Indigenous people as uniquely violent
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Over the past few years, art historians have identified several previously unknown paintings by Elizabeth I's favorite artist, Nicholas Hilliard
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Shakespeare and his peers served up hearty helpings of diverse dishes and ingredients – many of them spiced with forgotten meanings. Sam Bilton reveals how food allusions illustrate key themes of everyday life
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A new book chronicles the tense negotiations that secured the return of nearly 3,000 Allied civilians held by the Japanese during World War II
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In medieval societies, manure became a precious economic commodity. Here’s how – and why – it got put to use
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Directed by James Whale, the 1935 movie and its prequel, a 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, laid the groundwork for the modern horror genre
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Ryan Gingeras explains why the 20th century was a golden age for the world's major crime gangs
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Smithsonian magazine explores some of the many ways to celebrate the nation and looks back at how previous big birthdays were commemorated amid domestic turmoil
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Jermain Wesley Loguen opened his home to fugitives fleeing the South. He publicized this work openly, risking arrest or even re-enslavement
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Gretchen Prochnik was known around Washington, D.C. for her stylish looks. She capitalized on this interest to launch a successful business after Austria "ceased to exist" in 1938
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Instead of picketing, striking autoworkers in Flint, Michigan, tried a bold tactic that gummed up the works and forced the company to recognize their union
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Some 276,000 patients were admitted to the medical facility between 1892 and 1951. But the abandoned complex has long been overlooked, and preservationists are fighting to save it
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