The Library of Congress Needs Your Help Transcribing Clara Barton's Diaries, Correspondences, and Other Rarely Seen Papers
Who was Clara Barton, really? Transcribing her personal documents can help shed light on a complex question.
Who was Clara Barton, really? Transcribing her personal documents can help shed light on a complex question.
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Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is worth celebrating on social media, but not if you’re risking identity theft to do it.
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If we’re being pedantic here (and we are), ‘vaccination’ and ‘immunization’ shouldn't be used interchangeably.
When she graduated from medical school in 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell earned more than an M.D.: she also earned the distinction of becoming America’s first woman doctor.
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The deal will create a total of 200 million vaccine doses from Pfizer to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
As states begin to get Pfizer's vaccine, certain groups will be prioritized. Here's who might be ahead of you in line.
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Starbucks is saying thank you to frontline workers helping the country through the coronavirus pandemic with the gift of free coffee throughout December.
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Woodrow Wilson never publicly acknowledged the 1918 influenza pandemic—not even after he caught the virus himself.