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Cat And Mouse | November 2000
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Holding The Baby | November 2000
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Till Divorce Do Us Part | November 2000
It has been with us since Plymouth Colony. But that’s not why it’s an American institution. Read >>
Splitting Headaches | November 2000
The ten most-scandalous divorces in American history Read >>
My Grandfather’s War | November 2000
How the discovery of a long-forgotten trunk inspired an artist to spend years recording the quiet remnants of a wrenching military career Read >>
The Nearly Forgotten War | November 2000
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Presenting the Presidents at the Smithsonian | November 2000
A major new installation at the Smithsonian Institution explores the nation’s biggest and most important job. Read >>
Taking America’s Temperature | November 2000
OVER THE PAST HALF-CENTURY, POLLING HAS REMADE THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. IS IT HELPING DO THE WORK OF DEMOCRACY MORE EFFECTIVELY OR ERODING IT? Read >>
The Stars When They Shone | November 2000
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The Hell That Was Chosin | November 2000
Fifty years ago in the frozen mountains of Korea, the Marines endured a campaign as grueling and heroic as any in history. Read >>
Correspondence | November 2000
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Before Slavery | November 2000
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Ruined Money | November 2000
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Colleen’s Castle | November 2000
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The Utility Off Conventions | November 2000
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A Pacific War Museum | November 2000
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195o Fifty Years Ago | November 2000
Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity Read >>
1925 Seventy-five Years Ago | November 2000
The Rhinelander Trial Read >>
185o One Hundred And Fifty Years Ago | November 2000
The Nashville Convention Read >>
1825 One Hundred And Seventy-five Years Ago | November 2000
The Wedding of the Waters Read >>
1800 Two Hundred Years Ago | November 2000
Washington Under Construction Read >>
1675 Three Hundred And Twenty-five Years Ago | November 2000
The Puritans Strike Back Read >>
Redefining Renewal | November 2000
A Massachusetts town found a way to turn urban destruction around Read >>
The Little Refugees | November 2000
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Cheeseburgers And Code Talkers | December 2000
AN ARIZONA BURGER KING TELLS THE STORY OF A UNIQUE UNIT OF MODERN-DAY NAVAJO WARRIORS Read >>
On Exhibit | December 2000
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The Buyable Past | December 2000
Telephones Read >>
History Now | December 2000
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The World’s Most Valuable Phone Book | December 2000
THE CUBANS OF MIAMI LOVINGLY PRESERVE A 40-YEAR-OLD RELIC Read >>
Great Books Reborn | December 2000
NEW TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS THE REISSUE OF CLASSIC HISTORICAL WORKS Read >>

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