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Harpers Ferry Has a Complex and Dizzying History

Harpers Ferry Has a Complex and Dizzying History

Who Was John Calvin, and What Is Calvinism?

Who Was John Calvin, and What Is Calvinism?

What Are the Most Common Last Names in the World?

What Are the Most Common Last Names in the World?

Quiz: Finish That Jingle!

Quiz: Finish That Jingle!

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What Does SOS Mean?

What Does SOS Mean?

Remembering Bayard Rustin, Civil Rights Leader and Gay Activist

Remembering Bayard Rustin, Civil Rights Leader and Gay Activist

National Bubble Wrap Day? Who Is Making Up These Weird Holidays?

National Bubble Wrap Day? Who Is Making Up These Weird Holidays?

How the Great Compromise Saved a Fledgling United States

How the Great Compromise Saved a Fledgling United States

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History

Travel space and time to explore our world’s regions and civilizations. The History section takes you across battlefields, into palaces and through the remote villages and growing cities that have created the world we see today.

Operation Midnight Climax: A CIA Sex, Drugs and Surveillance Program

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Who Invented Chess?

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How the Ritchie Boys, Secret Refugee Infiltrators, Took on the Nazis

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10 of the Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities in the World

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People

The People Channel explores the different facets of society and culture. You'll find information on topics related to culture and traditions, government, etiquette and education.

La Pascualita: Bridal Shop Mannequin or Embalmed Corpse?

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Januarius, Februarius, Mars, Aprilis? How Each Month Got Its Name

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What Does it Mean When a Book, Movie or Song Enters the Public Domain?

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What Does the Speaker of the House Do?

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