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Babe Ruth mugs for the camera.

With a career .342 batting average, 714 home runs, and outsized personality, Babe Ruth became a symbol of bold, decisive victory and bombastic braggadocio.

Scott Beggs








Medals from the 1995 Special Olympics World Games in New Haven, Connecticut.

What began as a summer camp for just 34 children has grown into a worldwide sporting event for 7000 athletes from around the world.

Zoë Randolph


Some Easter traditions have long histories.

Find out why children are given Easter baskets and why residents in Bermuda fly kites on Good Friday, as well as the origins of nine other Easter traditions.

Stacy Conradt




All five answers to these questions have something in common. Can you figure it out? Join 'Jeopardy!' champ/co-host Ken Jennings for a new Kennections quiz!

Ken Jennings








A painting of the Battle of Pea Ridge, which was fought from May 7 to 8, 1862

The Civil War remains one of the most important chapters in American history. But the conflict itself was more complex than North vs. South.

Jason Serafino