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The squeaky-clean Brady Bunch family symbolized the avoidance of the sexual revolution, feminism, and other social forces that were coming to the fore.

Manhattan and Dubai are both bustling, crowded cities with dense populations. So do Manhattanites have smaller ecological footprints?

Many nations have adopted origin stories in order to link themselves more closely to heroic, historical figures.

The outlandish "macaroni" style of 18th-century England blurred the boundaries of gender, as well as class and nationality.

The ever-shifting curve of shoreline and river is no match for the infinite, idealized straight line.

In United States midterm elections, it is common for as few as 40% of eligible adults to vote. Why it matters, and some possible solutions.

Captain James Cook had secret orders to to search for a predicted Southern Continent. He ended up claiming New Zealand and part of Australia for the U.K.

The story of a building that will not stand until a living human being is imprisoned in its foundations is so common as to form it own genre.

Many Civil War veterans like Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain came out of combat with injuries and lasting disabilities that no one could see.