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Jul 16, 2025
Speed was a key part of the strategy.
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Jun 13, 2025
Normally state leaders activate the National Guard—and U.S. presidents have exercised this authority only under extraordinary circumstances.
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May 30, 2025
Cryptologists have been trying to figure it out since 1912.
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May 14, 2025
Competition over cave tourism became fierce in the early 1900s.
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Apr 30, 2025
Daring criminals, legendary pilots and union bosses—none found.
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Apr 25, 2025
The ancient office of the pope is rich in symbols and insignia.
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Mar 3, 2025
In April 1896, Thomas Edison rented a New York Vaudeville hall to show a film—an event that many consider to be America's first movie theater experience.
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Jan 15, 2025
When a historic fire roared over more than 3 million acres in Montana, Idaho and Washington, the US Forest Service called for suppressing all fires.
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Jan 8, 2025
Building New York City's 843‑acre park involved sledgehammers, gunpowder and thousands of plantings. The project also forced out a community of African American residents.