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Visit the companion site to the Ken Burns documentary which chronicles the [...] »
What does the Constitution mean to you? Match each quote to the historical [...] »
The first day on the new job is difficult for everybody—including U.S. [...] »
Does the movie "Glory" depict historical accuracy or wholesale fiction?
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Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
![Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Patent432x240.jpg?itok=QLJLh39q "Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed women's hair tonic which \"restores gray hair ... cures dandruff and prevents baldness], 1830-1870, Library of Congress")
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »
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The agitation among women’s rights activists over the language of the 14th [...] »
