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From a Viking 'far traveler' to a Soviet cosmonaut, these fearless women blazed daring new trails.

Much more than just picnics under pretty pink trees, the national pastime of hanami is deeply entwined with the country’s national identity, spiritual beliefs and artistic traditions.

Yacht rock, while defined more than two decades later, offered a break from the politically charged era of the 1960s and early '70s.

Wong Tsu’s 10 months at Boeing in 1916-17 led to the fledgling airplane manufacturer's first military plane, first airmail plane and eventually, its first passenger plane.

A diverse coalition of mostly student activists converged in Mississippi in 1964 to challenge efforts to suppress the African American vote.

Caral was an architectural marvel—a 1,500-acre complex constructed by the oldest known civilization in the Western Hemisphere.

The Tyrannosaurus rex fossil known as Sue carries a controversial past—and has revealed fearsome facts about its species.

For five months in 1969, water flowing to the New York side of Niagara Falls was diverted, leaving a 100-foot-high dry cliff.

Operation Pied Piper organized the evacuation of some 800,000 children from urban centers in anticipation of Nazi bombings.

Annie Moore was a teenager from Ireland; Arne Petterssen was a Norwegian seaman who had overstayed his shore leave in New York.