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Almost from the advent of the lithograph, Mexican political cartoons have proved a tool to mock power, examine culture and ...

The American nation under the US Constitution began with a compromise that, among other things, quelled the founding fathers’ ...

In 1871, a farmer and Civil War veteran from Gorham, Maine, named Horace Wilson, was recruited to teach in Japan as part of ...

So, President Trump is planning for the decidedly traditional military parade in Washington on June 14. That date, of course, ...

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In recognition of their remarkable scholarly dedication and outstanding achievements, Vanderbilt University celebrated the Founder's Medalists for the ...

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A prisoner painstakingly crafted a wooden chair at a Quebec internment camp during the First World War. The message carved on ...

Here we profile 12 of the most famous railroad tycoons in the 1800s and early 1900s who helped shape the modern industry in ...

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It’s long been held that Chinese railroad workers in the late 1800s stocked what is now known as Catfish Pond with its ...