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From freak accidents to ill-fated meals, these historical figures died in ways no one could have predicted.
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See what has changed and what remains the same for women in the workforce between 1920 and today.
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Step back into the ’90s with these classic photos of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, capturing the style, glamour, and mystique of America’s most famous couple.
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The Peaky Blinders certainly weren't the first gang of their kind.
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Meet seven trailblazing women who transformed medicine, from the first female doctors to Nobel Prize–winning scientists.
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From 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood to 'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins, these books are frequently the subject of bans and controversy.
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Nine moments in history that feel like timeline glitches, from surprising overlaps to unbelievable coincidences.
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History was made 150 years ago today when Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call. Learn facts about the phone’s evolution in honor of the anniversary.
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