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DOJ Tells Archivist Not to Do His Job
Govt Argues OLC Memos both Authoritative and “Pre-Decisional”, and Much More.
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19th November 1863 - Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address
At the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American history. In just 272 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln was a Champion of U.S. Science
Abraham Lincoln helped the country become the scientific and engineering powerhouse we know today.
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Native Intelligence
The Indians who first feasted with the English colonists were far more sophisticated than you were taught in school. But that wasn't enough to save them. By Charles C. Mann. (2005)
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The Ruined Beauty of Pioneer Homesteads
The arid landscape of the Great Plains is home to generations of pioneer homesteaders—and the ruins they left behind. By Andrew Moore.
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An expansive photo record of Native American life in the early 1900s
Edward S. Curtis spent more than 20 years documenting over 80 tribes across North America.
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Why the Economic Fates of America’s Cities Diverged
Places like St. Louis and New York City were once similarly prosperous. Then, 30 years ago, the United States turned its back on the policies that had been encouraging parity. By Philip Longman.
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Language, Policed: The Monster of Bad Spelling
And the newspaper that led a movement for a more accessible language. By Annie Abrams.
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The Radical Courage of Silent Movie Stuntwomen
How the physical feats of silent movie actresses helped make the case for women's liberation. By Molly Gregory.
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The Civil War Almost Didn’t End Slavery
On the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment, we should reflect on the arduous battle to rid the nation once and for all of the ‘peculiar institution.’ By Kevin M. Levin.
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Civil War Envelopes Are Works of Art—And Propaganda
Envelopes were relatively new for American mail in the 1860s, and printers used them to take sides. By Veronique Greenwood.
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L.A. Remembers It Has a River
The concrete ditch running through the city is a sad joke even in Los Angeles. A revitalization effort decades in the making is getting under way, but will it repeat the mistakes of the past?
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How the ‘Weeping Time’ became a lost piece of Georgia history
In Savannah, the largest single sale of human beings in U.S. history. By Rosalind Bentley.
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The Return of the 1920s
America is again caught between nationalists longing for the glories of an imagined past, and activists invoking ideals the nation has never yet attained. By Richard Yeselson.
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How New Year's Eve Came to Times Square
On New Year’s Eve in 1903, there was no countdown to midnight, no ball drop, and no partygoers wearing silly hats in Times Square.
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NSFW How America Bought and Sold Racism, and Why It Still Matters
Today, very few white Americans openly celebrate the horrors of black enslavement—most refuse to recognize the brutal nature of the institution or actively seek to distance themselves from it... By Lisa Hix.
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De-bullshitifying the libertopian Legend of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
The domestic terrorists occupying the Malheur National Widlife Refuge Building near Burns, Oregon justify their actions with a highly selective -- and largely fabricated -- history of the federal lands they've seized. The truth is a lot sleazier.
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All Quiet on the Amphibian Front: The Battle of Windham Frogs
“War is mainly a catalogue of blunders” – Winston Churchill.
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Exploring the Forgotten Art Deco Artifacts of the New Yorker Hotel
New York is famous for its historic, glamorous hotels. But often overlooked, yet perhaps the most storied hotel of them all, is the one with the most iconic...
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How the Klan Got Its Hood
Members of the Ku Klux Klan did not wear their distinctive white uniform until Hollywood—and a mail-order catalog—intervened. By Alison Kinney.
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