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Emma Willard and Her Beautiful Historical Time Maps
In the mid-19th century, at a time when the United States was rapidly expanding its borders and solidifying its national identity, a...
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Spandau Prison: The Fortress of Forgotten Tyrants
In the Berlin district of Spandau, a red-brick compound once loomed behind layers of concrete walls, barbed wire, and armed watchtowers....
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Frankie Yale: The Brooklyn Don Who Taught Capone the Game
On a warm Sunday afternoon in July 1928, the roar of engines and gunfire shattered the quiet streets of Brooklyn’s Borough Park. A sleek,...
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The Men Who Built the Sky: The Untold Story of the Empire State Building’s Fearless Workers
When people think of the Empire State Building, they picture a towering, steel-framed icon slicing into the Manhattan skyline. But behind...
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The Death of Nero: Rome’s Last Julio-Claudian Emperor Meets His End
In the early summer of 68 CE, the last direct descendant of Julius Caesar and Augustus lay trembling in a suburban villa outside Rome,...
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Metal in Soviet Russia: Monsters of Rock 1991
What if I told you that one of the largest human gatherings ever recorded for a concert—an estimated 1.5 million people—took place not in...
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