Find out how hard-hitting, hard-drinking Gilded Age boxer John L. Sullivan became America’s first sports hero.
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With Oscar buzz building around "12 Years a Slave," find out more about the mysterious life of protagonist Solomon Northup.
Discover 10 surprising facts about America’s 26th president.
On United Nations Day, take a look back at a proposal to build a massive U.N. headquarters in the remote Black Hills of South Dakota.
New research has revealed that the portliest of American presidents shed 60 pounds on a modern, low-carb diet.
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A previously unknown painting by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci may have been found in a Swiss bank vault.
