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Legend holds that newly elected popes in the Middle Ages had to present their genitals for inspection to confirm that they were male.

To mark the 1920 ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, activist Crystal Eastman described the path to full freedom for American women.

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Whether in cutscenes or gameplay, multi-player video games can help rewrite history or encourage an investment in national sovereignty.

The arsons were no accident, archaeological evidence suggests.

Federal support for broadband expansion reflects the understanding that communication is as vital as roadways to the republic.

An enslaved African American in South Carolina did the unthinkable, writing his name on the walls of his vessels—and forever inscribing history.

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