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The Best (and Worst) Presidential Pets in American History, Ranked
A cat named Miss Pussy! A racist parrot! Benjamin Harrison’s possums, which he later ate!
by
Matthew Dessem
via
Slate
on
January 31, 2021
Reading the Black Hills Pioneer, Deadwood’s Newspaper
Here’s how the Black Hills Pioneer reported on major events in the HBO series.
by
Matthew Dessem
via
Slate
on
June 2, 2019
“Work of Barbarity”: An Eyewitness Account of the Trail of Tears
A missionary's account of the atrocities perpetrated against Cherokees shows that the Trail of Tears is no laughing matter.
by
Evan Jones
,
Matthew Dessem
via
Slate
on
February 10, 2019