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The Important Mission of Saving the Families of Fallen Heroes
For first responder families, losing their loved one is the ultimate tragedy. One organization provides the resources for their children to flourish.
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Storm-Born: Three Doctors, a Nun, and a Twister
In this installment of “When Character Counted,” we look at the Doctors Mayo and a nun who created one of the world’s great medical institutions.
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Lessons We Can Learn From George Washington’s Code of Conduct
Much wisdom is still to be found in ‘110 Rules of Civility.’
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Fordyce Bathhouse: The Grand Promenade’s Architectural Standout
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a Renaissance Revival bathhouse in Arkansas’s Bathhouse Row.
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Disaster at Sea! How a Maritime Collision Ended in a Rescue
In ‘This Week in History,’ the advent of wireless technology transformed global communication, and helped prevent a terrible maritime disaster.
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Charles Goodyear: The Optimist Who Tamed Rubber
Charles Goodyear’s long struggle to stabilize rubber reshaped modern industry, though it left him deeply in debt.
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‘Where You Are, Papa, I Shall Be’: A Story of Loyalty and Love From the Titanic
American millionaires Isidor and Ida Straus shared their birthdays, their lives, and their deaths.
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The Most Valuable Western American Art Auction in History
‘Visions of the West: The William I. Koch Collection’ will be on auction through Christie’s on Jan. 20.
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The Hit Country Song That Patsy Cline Reluctantly Recorded
The country singer had doubts about recording the magnetic single ‘Walkin’ After Midnight.’
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Hot Springs, Arkansas: Historic Bathhouses Over Soothing Waters
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we see how hot water bubbling up from fracture zones in limestone led to the creation of a national park.
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The Plot to Overthrow George Washington
The ‘Conway Cabal’ was an underhanded attempt to discredit and disempower the man who became the first president of the United States.
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America’s Oldest Retreat for Healing
The Homestead hotel in Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains opened a decade before the Revolutionary War.
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‘Johnny Appleseed’: The Real Man Behind the Orchard and the Myth
While he didn’t roam the Midwest with a pot on his head, John Chapman made history as a shrewd frontiersman with an eye for helping settlers.
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‘We Hold These Truths ...’: The Sentence That Shaped America and Changed the World
One document played a principal part in forming a nation and changing the world—the Declaration of Independence.
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How Greed and Infighting Led the FBI to Solve the ‘Perfect Crime’
In ‘This Week in History,’ 11 Boston thieves pull off ‘the crime of the century,’ leaving the FBI to rely on the thieves to bring themselves down.
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At the Canyon’s Edge: The Kolb Brothers and the Invention of ‘Seeing’ the Grand Canyon
Thanks to photography and the budding medium of film, two brothers transformed the Grand Canyon from a forgotten wasteland into a tourist destination.
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‘Abraham Lincoln: A History–Vol. I’: Up Close and Personal Observations
What better documenters of the 16th president’s political, professional, and personal actions and words than his two faithful private secretaries.
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Pawnee Bill Transformed the Wild West Into Popular Entertainment
Showman Gordon William Lillie turned the American frontier into a thrilling spectacle.
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Treaties, Gold, and the Last Battle of Crazy Horse
In ‘This Week in History,’ peace between the United States and Sioux Nation ended with the Black Hills Gold Rush, leading to the Great Sioux War.
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Don Chapel’s Gifted Storytelling
The country music artist gave substance to the genre with polished, heartfelt ballads.
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The Important Mission of Saving the Families of Fallen Heroes
For first responder families, losing their loved one is the ultimate tragedy. One organization provides the resources for their children to flourish.
|
Storm-Born: Three Doctors, a Nun, and a Twister
In this installment of “When Character Counted,” we look at the Doctors Mayo and a nun who created one of the world’s great medical institutions.
|
Lessons We Can Learn From George Washington’s Code of Conduct
Much wisdom is still to be found in ‘110 Rules of Civility.’
|
Fordyce Bathhouse: The Grand Promenade’s Architectural Standout
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a Renaissance Revival bathhouse in Arkansas’s Bathhouse Row.
|
Disaster at Sea! How a Maritime Collision Ended in a Rescue
In ‘This Week in History,’ the advent of wireless technology transformed global communication, and helped prevent a terrible maritime disaster.
|
Charles Goodyear: The Optimist Who Tamed Rubber
Charles Goodyear’s long struggle to stabilize rubber reshaped modern industry, though it left him deeply in debt.
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‘Where You Are, Papa, I Shall Be’: A Story of Loyalty and Love From the Titanic
American millionaires Isidor and Ida Straus shared their birthdays, their lives, and their deaths.
|
The Most Valuable Western American Art Auction in History
‘Visions of the West: The William I. Koch Collection’ will be on auction through Christie’s on Jan. 20.
|
The Hit Country Song That Patsy Cline Reluctantly Recorded
The country singer had doubts about recording the magnetic single ‘Walkin’ After Midnight.’
|
Hot Springs, Arkansas: Historic Bathhouses Over Soothing Waters
In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we see how hot water bubbling up from fracture zones in limestone led to the creation of a national park.
|
The Plot to Overthrow George Washington
The ‘Conway Cabal’ was an underhanded attempt to discredit and disempower the man who became the first president of the United States.
|
America’s Oldest Retreat for Healing
The Homestead hotel in Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains opened a decade before the Revolutionary War.
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‘Johnny Appleseed’: The Real Man Behind the Orchard and the Myth
While he didn’t roam the Midwest with a pot on his head, John Chapman made history as a shrewd frontiersman with an eye for helping settlers.
|
‘We Hold These Truths ...’: The Sentence That Shaped America and Changed the World
One document played a principal part in forming a nation and changing the world—the Declaration of Independence.
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How Greed and Infighting Led the FBI to Solve the ‘Perfect Crime’
In ‘This Week in History,’ 11 Boston thieves pull off ‘the crime of the century,’ leaving the FBI to rely on the thieves to bring themselves down.
|
At the Canyon’s Edge: The Kolb Brothers and the Invention of ‘Seeing’ the Grand Canyon
Thanks to photography and the budding medium of film, two brothers transformed the Grand Canyon from a forgotten wasteland into a tourist destination.
|
‘Abraham Lincoln: A History–Vol. I’: Up Close and Personal Observations
What better documenters of the 16th president’s political, professional, and personal actions and words than his two faithful private secretaries.
|
Pawnee Bill Transformed the Wild West Into Popular Entertainment
Showman Gordon William Lillie turned the American frontier into a thrilling spectacle.
|
Treaties, Gold, and the Last Battle of Crazy Horse
In ‘This Week in History,’ peace between the United States and Sioux Nation ended with the Black Hills Gold Rush, leading to the Great Sioux War.
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Don Chapel’s Gifted Storytelling
The country music artist gave substance to the genre with polished, heartfelt ballads.
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