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The Most Tragic Love Stories in HistoryNothing celebrates Valentine's Day quite like a good love story. And by good, we mean tragic, of course.
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Mythic Birthplace of Zeus Said FoundThe Greek god of thunder and lightning had Earthly beginnings, and scientists think they know where.
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Ancient Lefties: The History of Obama’s HandednessSouthpaw Obama is another notch for the column of left-handed presidents, now totaling eight.
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The Worst Inaugural Addresses EverSome inaugural speeches totally forgotten, or at best remembered for how bad they were.
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The Best Inaugural Addresses EverBarack Obama will continue a 220-year-old oratorical tradition begun by George Washington.
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The Myths and Realities of Bipartisanship in D.C.For all the election rhetoric, though, is today's government really so fractured?
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Top 5 Historical Discoveries of 2008This year got historians and archaeologists all hot under the elbow patches.
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History Repeats: How 2008 Reflected the PastFor all the talk about change, everything old seemed oddly new again in 2008.
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The Big Bailout: Product of a Flawed DemocracyIs a government that ignores the sentiment of its people what the Founding Fathers had in mind?
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Past Presidential Elections Far NastierThe 2008 campaign for president was the most vicious in U.S. history, some pundits have said. Yeah, right.
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What Halloween is Really AboutAll those Halloween ghosts and goblins apparently are scaring away the kids but not the consumers.
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Devil's Night: The History of Pre-Halloween PranksThe night of Oct. 30 is called Devil's Night in Detroit and Miggy Night in parts of England. Elsewhere it's Mischief Night.
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Roots of Voodoo: Why Sarkozy is Getting SkeweredA controversial voodoo doll is proving to be quite the pain in the side of French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Pirates Still Terrorize High SeasSophisticated pirates who hijack trade ships cause billions of dollars in losses every year.
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What it Takes to Be PresidentWho would make a better president — a man with more than 30 years of experience in Congress or one with about six?
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How Test Tube Babies Changed the WorldJust over 30 years ago, a baby girl came screaming out of the womb much like any other. It was how she got in there in the first place that was far from average.
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How 'Photo 51' Changed the WorldFew pictures are so important and so unrecognizable as the one scientists call Photo 51.
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The Long History of the 2008 Financial MessBanks seemed to collapse overnight, but the reasons date back decades, even centuries.
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How 'Kilroy Was Here' Changed the WorldThe Kilroy character became a legend among the millions of military men and women who served during World War II.
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How Gandhi Changed the WorldThe man from Gujarat is the most famous of the world's peaceful political dissidents.
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How 'Mein Kampf' Changed the WorldFew books over time have stirred up such controversy.
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Roaring TwentiesThe exuberance of the 1920s laid the foundation for the modern age.
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How Manchuria Changed the WorldThe athletes of the world might currently be competing for titles in Beijing, but it was in northeast China where the battle for world supremacy was played out one century ago.
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Gregor Mendel: A Monk and His PeasPlant and animal genes were Gregor Mendel's original focus, his ideas later made sense of our complex human workings, too, kicking off genetics.
