How a Theory Helped Mariner 10 Reach the Planet Mercury
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How a Theory Helped Mariner 10 Reach the Planet Mercury

In ‘This Week in History,’ the last of NASA’s Mariner missions pursued the impossible task of reaching the elusive planet Mercury.
Two Sides of a Shield: Authors Mary Johnston and Margaret Mitchell
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Two Sides of a Shield: Authors Mary Johnston and Margaret Mitchell

Two Southern women, decades apart, brought the Civil War to life in haunting fiction.
Joseph Keppler: America’s Brilliant Political Cartoonist
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Joseph Keppler: America’s Brilliant Political Cartoonist

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet an Austrian artist who immigrated to America and founded one of the most influential political magazines.
Johnny Cash, a Fighter Throughout His Life
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Johnny Cash, a Fighter Throughout His Life

In this installment of When Character Counted, we visit the life of the man in black, who battled addiction while writing songs that made him a legend.
The Long and Demanding Task of Building the Lincoln Highway
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The Long and Demanding Task of Building the Lincoln Highway

In ‘This Week in History,’ poor roads and a burgeoning automobile industry lead a group of industrialists to build a transcontinental highway.

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How a Theory Helped Mariner 10 Reach the Planet Mercury

How a Theory Helped Mariner 10 Reach the Planet Mercury

In ‘This Week in History,’ the last of NASA’s Mariner missions pursued the impossible task of reaching the elusive planet Mercury.
Two Sides of a Shield: Authors Mary Johnston and Margaret Mitchell

Two Sides of a Shield: Authors Mary Johnston and Margaret Mitchell

Two Southern women, decades apart, brought the Civil War to life in haunting fiction.
Joseph Keppler: America’s Brilliant Political Cartoonist

Joseph Keppler: America’s Brilliant Political Cartoonist

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet an Austrian artist who immigrated to America and founded one of the most influential political magazines.
Louisiana’s Old State Capitol: A Castle in an Unlikely Locale

Louisiana’s Old State Capitol: A Castle in an Unlikely Locale

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we focus on medieval architecture in a quintessential American city.
Caliente Depot: Restored and Repurposed

Caliente Depot: Restored and Repurposed

In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we see how an early 20th-century railroad stop in a remote Nevada town was reinvigorated 100 years later.
Johnny Cash, a Fighter Throughout His Life

Johnny Cash, a Fighter Throughout His Life

In this installment of When Character Counted, we visit the life of the man in black, who battled addiction while writing songs that made him a legend.
The Long and Demanding Task of Building the Lincoln Highway

The Long and Demanding Task of Building the Lincoln Highway

In ‘This Week in History,’ poor roads and a burgeoning automobile industry lead a group of industrialists to build a transcontinental highway.
William Harvey Carney: To Honor ‘The Dear Old Flag’

William Harvey Carney: To Honor ‘The Dear Old Flag’

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ a former slave whose love of the flag and gallant Civil War actions earned him the military’s highest honor.
Charles Farrar Browne: America’s First Stand-Up Comedian

Charles Farrar Browne: America’s First Stand-Up Comedian

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a printer’s devil, who becomes a messenger of mirth, and establishes a new industry in humor.