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This Presidential Candidate Died in a Sanatorium Less Than a Month After Losing the Election
Horace Greeley ran against incumbent Ulysses S. Grant in November 1872. Twenty-four days later, he died of unknown causes at a private mental health facility.
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Greg Daugherty
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September 19, 2024
The Paris Games' Mascot, the Olympic Phryge, Boasts a Little-Known Revolutionary Past
The Phrygian cap, also known as the liberty cap, emerged as a potent symbol in 18th-century America and France.
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Greg Daugherty
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Smithsonian
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June 18, 2024
Why President Warren G. Harding's Sudden Death Sparked Rumors of Murder and Suicide
The commander in chief's unexpected death in office 100 years ago fueled decades of conspiracy theories but was most likely the result of a heart attack.
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Greg Daugherty
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Smithsonian
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August 1, 2023
When Deadly Steamboat Races Enthralled America
Already prone to boiler explosions that regularly killed scores of passengers, steamboats were pushed to their limits in races that valued speed over safety.
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Greg Daugherty
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Smithsonian
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April 26, 2023
When Don the Talking Dog Took the Nation by Storm
Although he 'spoke' German, the vaudevillian canine captured the heart of the nation.
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Greg Daugherty
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Smithsonian
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April 23, 2018
In World War II America, Female Santas Took the Reins
Rosie the Riveter wasn’t the only woman who pitched in on the homefront.
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Greg Daugherty
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Smithsonian
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December 18, 2017