Most of the world's holiest places sit in plain sight, visible and accessible. However, some are hidden deep underground.
The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves.
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock
Mary Tornich Janislawski guided World War II pilots and astronauts in how to use celestial bodies for navigation.
Despite the adoption of the 19th Amendment, many women of color, immigrant women and poorer women continued to face barriers at the polls.
In 1861, Kate Warne kept the president-elect safe from an assassination plot on his train journey to Washington.
Actors starring in "Othello" on Broadway broke box office records by grossing $2.8 million in one week.
The physicist-turned-coach helped design the "torpedo" bat, a potentially game-changing innovation in baseball.
Kermit the Frog, the famous green puppet created by Jim Henson, is booked to deliver the commencement speech at Henson's alma mater, the University of Maryland.
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