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May 05

Why the notorious Alcatraz prison closed

By Ed White, Associated Press

President Donald Trump says Alcatraz, now part of the National Park Service, suddenly is needed to house America’s “most ruthless and violent” criminals.

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May 04

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‘Spitfires’ chronicles the daring flights of American women pilots during WWII

By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Juliet Fuisz

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new book “Spitfires” tells the little-known contribution American women made to that outcome by flying combat aircraft — not for…

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May 02

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Conservative offers perspective on Trump’s effort to exert authority over history and art

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport

President Trump has accused the Smithsonian and other museums of promoting “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.” Previously, Jeffrey Brown spoke with a historian critical of the president’s moves. Now, he has a different…

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May 01

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Exploring the efforts to control how U.S. history is presented in museums and monuments

By Jeffrey Brown, Simon Epstein

The Trump administration has put its mark on the nation’s cultural sector. One focus is on how American history is told and presented in museums and monuments. That has roiled many in the academic and art worlds. Jeffrey Brown explores…

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Mar 30

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The history and symbolism of Washington’s iconic cherry blossoms

By Lisa Desjardins, Veronica Vela

The Tidal Basin, the entry point to Washington, D.C. and home to the Jefferson Memorial, is at its most colorful and vibrant this weekend. The city’s historic cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Lisa Desjardins has more on the history…

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Mar 29

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The women lighthouse keepers who saved countless lives from coast to coast

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Zoie Lambert

For generations, women have been operating lighthouses across the country, saving lives and keeping history. John Yang reports from the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the U.S. Pacific coast.

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Mar 23

Tuberculosis was once a disease in decline, but a resurgence in cases has health officials puzzled

By Karen Dobos, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, The Conversation

Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death around the world, outpaced only by COVID-19 during the first three years of the pandemic. Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but modern outbreaks shows that the disease…

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Mar 22

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A look inside the U.S. Mint’s creation of a quarter celebrating Ida B. Wells

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson

This Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at a special series of quarters honoring notable American women. This is the final year of the program, and one of the coins for 2025 features journalist and civil rights activist Ida…

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Mar 16

Why the color of St. Patrick’s Day changed from blue to green

By Bryan McGovern, The Conversation

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers. But the holiday used to be a solemn feast day when you’d be…

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Mar 04

Trump sets record for longest address to joint session of Congress

By Associated Press

It wasn’t even close.

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