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Our war with Spain marked the first year of the American century. Read >>
The flagship Dewey took into Manila Bay still survives, but it needs help Read >>
Bourbon whiskey has had a long, rugged ride from the frontier to the top shelf. Read >>
(and other important American whiskeys) Read >>
Light rail was an attractive, economical, and environmentally sound technology until the auto companies crushed it. That, at any rate, is what a lot of people believe, and now the nation is spending billions to re-create an imaginary past. Read >>
The Death and Demise of Harding Read >>
The unexpected consequences of J.P.Morgan's deal to create U.S. Steel, which controlled 60% of the US market, have vibrated through every decade. Read >>
In the past century, the two major opponents on the question of free trade have changed sides completely. Read >>
In a century of technological revolutions, this was perhaps the quietest. Read >>
In a tranquil Cape Cod village, the past is writ in glass. Read >>
King George lost us; Princess Di won us back. Certain changes made this possible. Read >>
When the lives of a failed prizefighter, an aging horsebreaker, and a bicycle-repairman-turned-overnight-millionaire converged around a battered little horse named Seabiscuit, the result captivated the nation and transcended their sport. Read >>

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