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Trump administration can replace slavery exhibit at historic Philadelphia site: Court

  • Jun 18
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A strategy for survival as Native Americans navigate 250 years of history

  • Jun 18
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A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition

A newly unsealed court filing shows the U.S. government opposes a plan to auction more than 100 artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic

  • 8 hours ago
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Ancient teeth rewrite the plague's timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago

  • Jun 17
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Archaeologists find musket balls and fort linked to the Battle of Bunker Hill

  • Jun 17

Luke's 'Empire' light saber, 'Wizard of Oz' witch hat, Lebowski rugs up for auction

  • Jun 16

A diamond, a whale bone and letters: What's inside the America 250 time capsule

  • Jun 15

WWI soldier's postcard from home helps unite his family after a century

  • Jun 10

How Americans celebrated the bicentennial: Fireworks, a Freedom Train and Farrah

  • Jun 13

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Choctaw Nation's history in Oklahoma

  • Jun 6
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  • Jun 4
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Marilyn Monroe's lasting impact on Hollywood

  • Jun 1
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Celebrating Marilyn Monroe on her 100th birthday

  • Jun 1
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This museum exhibit features Pokémon and real fossils

  • May 22
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Lawmakers come together to wash Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

  • May 21
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Never-before-seen views from the Sagrada Familia

  • Apr 30
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Artemis II expected to surpass distance record set during Apollo 13

  • Apr 6
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This is when domesticated dogs arrived in the West

  • Mar 26
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Preview of 'Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story'

  • Mar 19
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With jumpsuits, wigs and dance moves, young boys and teens keep Elvis' legacy alive

A group of young Elvis Presley tribute artists, ranging in age from seven to 17, competed in the king’s hometown last week as part of the Tupelo Elvis Festival

  • Jun 8

Gordon S. Wood, influential scholar of the American Revolution, dies at 92

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S

  • Jun 8

The fight for justice continues 105 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre

The 111-year-old lone survivor was a little girl at the time.

  • May 30

Pokémon fossil exhibit arrives in the US

The exhibit combines the pop culture phenomenon with real fossils.

  • May 22

Researchers discover a new gigantic dinosaur species in Thailand

Scientists say Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis lived 100 to 120 million years ago.

  • May 14