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The black power protest that shook the world Apr 17, 2019

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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, one of the most iconic moments of that chaotic year unfolded on television screens around the world.

History's most fascinating misquote Apr 16, 2019

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The Apollo 13 astronauts never said “Houston we have a problem.” Here’s why you think they did.

Hate the IRS? Blame Abraham Lincoln. Apr 12, 2019

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In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln was in a financial bind. Also, he was in a war. To raise money, he pushed for and won passage of an income tax and, a year or so later, established the Internal Revenue Bureau to collect what was owed.

The Mouth of the South Apr 12, 2019

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Martha Mitchell was the wife of President Nixon's attorney general. Nixon blamed Mitchell for Watergate.

Hair peace. Bed peace. Apr 11, 2019

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On March 25, 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were a few days into their marriage when they invited the press to join them at their honeymoon suite at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel.

Queen Arawelo Apr 10, 2019

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Growing up in Somalia, a country where stories are handed down through generations, one of the first tales that children are told is about an ancient queen who fought to give women power by castrating men.

The man who killed Bonnie and Clyde Apr 09, 2019

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It was April of 1934. The multi-state crime spree of Bonnie and Clyde came to an end in an ambush on a winding country road in Louisiana. The man who finally hunted them down was Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, a legendary lawman from the Wild West.

Ketamine in the mainstream Apr 05, 2019

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Once a party drug, ketamine has found its way into modern medicine.

From handsaws to parades: D.C.’s cherry blossom trees weren’t always beloved Apr 05, 2019

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Over one million people attend the National Cherry Blossom Festival each year. But the cherry blossom trees, and Japanese culture, were not always embraced in the United States.

The day before the Chernobyl disaster Apr 04, 2019

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Disasters don’t just happen. Like anything in life, there’s usually a buildup. In the case of the Chernobyl disaster, the series of failures stretched back more than a decade. But what happened the day before the explosion?

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