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Learn about the California libraries built with Carnegie funding.
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View maps of Liberia acquired during efforts to restore freedmen to Africa [...] »
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Learn about family life and social history in the northern Midwest.
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Both the North and South instituted drafts during the Civil War. Popular [...] »

What did people living in what is now known as North America leave behind? [...] »

These African American civil rights activists affected more than the U.S. [...] »
Beyond the Textbook

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
National Resources

The government acts for fauna as well as society. When did this start? Why [...] »
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »

Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »
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How many presidents have applied for and received patents?
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