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Up, Up, And Away!

March 2023
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Kite flying is now legal in the nation’s capital. The approval of both houses of Congress was necessary to drop the prohibition, which dated back to the early 1890’s, when kites began getting entangled in the ever-spreading wires along the streets. It is still forbidden to play football, bandy (an old form of tennis), shindy (a schoolboy’s version of hockey), and other games in Washington’s streets.

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Stories published from "December 1970"

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Authored by: William H. Honan

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Authored by: Grace Glueck

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Authored by: James G. Leyburn

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Authored by: Bernard A. Weisberger

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Authored by: Barbara W. Tuchman

In Part Two of her new series on General Joseph W. Stilwell, Barbara W. Tuchman describes the brutal beginnings, at the Marco Polo Bridge near Peiping, of a war we would all eventually have to fight

Authored by: Daniel T. Chapman

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Authored by: Anthony Wolff

An aging southern belle fights for a new lease on life

Authored by: Nancy Wood

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Authored by: E. M. Halliday

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