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Which Trailblazing Women Should Be Featured on Quarters? The U.S. Mint Wants Your Suggestions

Which historical women deserve a tiny, metallic likeness?

Which Trailblazing Women Should Be Featured on Quarters? The U.S. Mint Wants Your Suggestions

Why a King’s Wife Is the Queen, But a Queen’s Husband Isn’t the King

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Why a King’s Wife Is the Queen, But a Queen’s Husband Isn’t the King

Thomas James Holden, the First Fugitive on the FBI's Most Wanted List

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Thomas James Holden, the First Fugitive on the FBI's Most Wanted List

Memorial Day 2021: What's Open? What's Closed?

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Memorial Day 2021: What's Open? What's Closed?

5 Things You Didn't Know About John Tyler

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Operation Underworld: When the U.S. Government Teamed Up With the Mafia to Fight Fascists During World War II

"Lucky" Luciano (third from left) during his trial in August 1936.

16 Facts About James Madison

John Vanderlyn, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Waiting for a Stimulus Check? This Online Calculator Will Tell You How Much to Expect

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Experience the Past With This Subscription Service That Delivers Replicas of Historical Documents Every Month

History by Mail

John F. Kennedy’s Harvard Sweater, Plus Locks of Abe Lincoln and George Washington’s Hair, Are Among Presidential Oddities Up for Auction

Abe Lincoln's dark locks.

The 12 Most Googled Questions About the White House, Answered

The White House in Washington, D.C.

Tennessee Is One Step Closer to Getting a Dolly Parton Statue on Capitol Hill

Dolly Parton winning MusiCares Person of the Year in 2019.

12 Facts About Shirley Chisholm, the First Black American Woman to Run for President

Shirley Chisholm led a groundbreaking career.

From Black Lives Matter to Climate Change, New Quote Book Explores Notable Activists Throughout History

Princeton Architectural Press/Amazon

The White House Is Reinstating Plans to Replace Andrew Jackson With Harriet Tubman on $20 Bills

Harriet Tubman photographed by Benjamin Powelson in the late 1860s.

5 Weird Things Done During Filibusters

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