Jimmy Carter was alive for 40% of US history
Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to live to be 100 years old — a feat made even more incredible by the fact that he ...
Job growth skyrocketed in December, boosting one of the strongest labor markets in US history
The US economy closed out 2024 with another month of massive job growth, adding 256,000 positions in December.
From Carter's funeral, an American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of history
Add up their years: 379 to be exact, enough time to take you back into the mid-1600s, when the notion of the American nation ...
The history of American expansion: When the US tried to annex Canada
As President-elect Donald Trump talks of Canada joining the US, history shows that in its early days, America was ...
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The Roots of U.S. Work Culture—and Why the American Dream Is So Difficult to Achieve Today
A new book examines the evolution of the American workplace, interrogating the idea that hard work is enough to ensure ...
Exhibition at the Four Arts examines more than 3,000 years of Native American art history
Running until Jan. 19, the exhibit features a range of art and artifacts from the Native American community, some dating back ...
‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6
The president-elect and his allies have spent four years reinventing the Capitol attack — spreading conspiracy theories and ...
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The Fool Has Appeared in Art for Centuries. What Do These Portrayals of the Complex Character Say About Us?
A new exhibition at the Louvre takes visitors on a visual journey, exploring how the figure of the fool evolved between the ...
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A History of America Through the Lens of Disease and Death
Building the Worlds That Kill Us shows how social, political, and economic order in the U.S. has always favored some, at the ...