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The rise of America's culture of print.

From cows to controversy, the smallpox vaccine triumphs.

On the elusive Cleopatra.

As the sesquicentennial nears, a selection of past, present, and future humanities projects

Kierkegaard was a psychologist of sorts, but unlike Freud he believed in God. 

In China they were called cainü.

The walking tour goes digital.

In her own time she was better known for her hydrangeas.

George Mason swore he would rather "chop off his right hand" than sign the Constitution.

The Buddhist Caves of Xiangtangshan

In the early days of basketball, the girls from the Fort Shaw Indian School took on all comers.

In studying the sea, we are returning to our beginnings

How John Breckinridge and the Democratic Party lost the 1860 presidential election

Two neighborhoods—Montmartre and Montparnasse—helped shape Picasso and a generation of innovators.

The brief success of Harlem's own record company

The first First Lady to hit the campaign trail without her husband

The great man of science had more than a passing interest in alchemy.

A free online encyclopedia written and edited by experts.

The president accuses his former vice president of treason and tussles with a Supreme Court justice.

In search of healing, we've said goodbye to privacy.

Rabbi and Architect Scale New Heights with Innovative Synagogue.

World's Fairs During the Depression

Corner Houses Were an Anchoring Presence in Cosmopolitan Soho.

The Americans triumphed over yellow fever, landslides, and worker strikes to change the earth's landscape.

Iroquois traveled far and wide.

On the political and social revolution of lighting up the night.

An anthology of writings by veterans.

It takes patience and cunning to learn the traditional way of Japanese boats.