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The original list of 801 Jews saved by Oskar Schindler during World War II -- and which inspired the best-selling novel Schindler's Ark and...
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Books can change lives, and no one knew that better than the young Abraham Lincoln. Kay Winters and Nancy Carpenter's beautifully illustrated...
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Since 1991, the Lincoln Prize has been awarded annually by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College to the best non-fiction historical work on...
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'The Day the Music Died': see footage from the Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Richie Valens crash site
50 years ago today, the world was rocked by the tragic deaths of three of music's brightest stars; Larry Lehmer's incredibly detailed book The Day the...
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The Inauguration of Barack Obama: A Photographic Journal is scheduled for release on February 10th, and will feature unprecented coverage and...
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'I Have a Dream' records Martin Luther King, Jr's work; watch the full 'I Have a Dream' speech video
From Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, to his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," to the last sermon he preached before his...
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Thanksgiving is more than merely the annual time to wrestle the roasting pan out of the pantry cupboard where it has languished since last November;...
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30 years ago today, over 900 men, women, and children died in Jonestown, Guyana after drinking cyanide-laced Flavor-Aid at the behest of their...
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If you've taken a fancy to Georgiana, you'll love these books about other leading ladies of the past
Amanda Foreman's detailed and highly acclaimed 2001 book, Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire hit screens worldwide...
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