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When New York City Was a (Literal) Battlefield 1 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 2115
Manspread: before and after - Lady Ga Ga and the Live Five 1 Goonch Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 2295
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Axis of Evil speech Jan 2002 3 irisblue Aug 2017 Sep 2017 0 2671
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Amelia Earhart mystery: Photo appears taken 2 years before pilot vanished. 2 Cattledog Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2527
How the East Was Won: A Photographic Portrait 0 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2666
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Political Correctness? 4 srcameron Jun 2017 Jun 2017 7 3958
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A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces. Head-Scratching Ensues. 1 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 15 8730
TAFT CAUSES HOTEL DELUGE (caps in original at NY Times) 2 steve2470 Mar 2015 Mar 2017 2 2874
On September 17, 1861, President Lincoln imprisoned one third of the Maryland General Assembly 2 steve2470 Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 4237
I wonder how Comrade tRump is going to F*** up Womens History month? 4 samnsara Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1866
Was Mary Todd Lincoln Driven ‘Mad’ by a Vitamin Deficiency? 1 elleng Jul 2016 Feb 2017 0 1927
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{16th-Century Spanish} Santa Elena fort found {on Parris Island, SC} after decades-long search 0 eppur_se_muova Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1646
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Unpublished Black History 0 Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 2943
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A Rivalry of Cousins: Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt 4 no_hypocrisy Sep 2014 Aug 2015 3 2556
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