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With an intensive athletes’ boot camp and the threat of execution for unwelcome spectators, the Greek sporting event was a serious affair
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The new Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum film presents an alternative history in which government officials prepared to fake the moon landing before NASA pulled off the feat for real
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Prepare yourself for the Paris Olympics with this comprehensive guide to the history, science, arts and thrills of the worldwide celebration
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Courts called on these jurors to determine whether women sentenced to death were pregnant or faking it to avoid execution
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Early photographers sold their snapshots to advertisers, who reused the individuals' likenesses without their permission
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The National Museum of the American Indian showcases centuries-old narrative art traditions that a new generation of artists is embracing
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In some parts of the world, the mythical creatures are monsters. In others, they’re more benign beings
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Every year in the rolling hills of the Scottish Borders, one of Europe’s largest equestrian events commemorates a lawless time that shaped the region’s identity
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Representative Peter F. Mack’s soaring diplomatic ambitions made aviation history as he traveled through Europe, South Asia, Japan and then across the vast Pacific Ocean
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Splash Mountain, originally based on the film ‘Song of the South,’ has become Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
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Esteban, York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuries
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Athletes drank poison, dodged traffic, stole peaches and even hitchhiked during the 24.85-mile race in St. Louis
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An exhibition at the National Museum of American History examines how humans influence and judge investigation techniques
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