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12 July 2022 Scenes of Summer Collection

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Scenes of Summer

From Massachusetts to Mississippi, see snapshots of how Americans spent the hottest months of the year.

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August Rain in the Everglades

There’s so much more to this simple image of a man and his canoe than meets the eye.
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The Night New York’s Lights Went Out

What happened when the 1977 blackout hit the already down-on-its-luck city.
Chasing the Moon | Digital Short
Poppy Northcutt: Return to Earth Specialist

Frances “Poppy” Northcutt was the first female engineer to work in NASA’s Mission Control.
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When Walt Disney Dreamed up the World's First Theme Park

The wild origin story of Disneyland's opening day.
Sandra Day O'Connor: The First | Article
Sandra Day O’Connor and the Reconsideration of Roe v. Wade

A legal journalist considers the intersection of abortion rights and the justice’s Supreme Court career.
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Stonewall Uprising | Clip
An Uprising, Not a Riot

Reflections on the Stonewall Uprising.
McCarthy | Article
The Persecution of My Father

An American diplomat’s son remembers an idyllic childhood in 1950s Paris that abruptly came to an end.
The Vote | Article
Carrie & Mollie & Anna & Lucy

Queering the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
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Gathering History: The Digital Transgender Archive

People who research and write about transgender issues often face the challenge of finding primary sources. The Digital Transgender Archive seeks to change that.
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