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Americans, Hungarians, and the Sacred Crown of St. Stephen

In ‘This Week in History,’ a 1,000-year-old crown kept safe in America from the communists finally makes its way home.
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7 Great Board and Card Games for Long Winter Nights

Hidden identity games, strategy games, literary games—there’s something for every family to enjoy.
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The Unlikely Story of Dido Elizabeth Belle

Born a slave yet raised an aristocrat, Dido Belle may have influenced her uncle, Lord Mansfield, on his policies regarding slavery in England.
Mary Vaux Walcott: The ‘Audubon of Botany’
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Mary Vaux Walcott: The ‘Audubon of Botany’

Mary Vaux Walcott’s extensive research and consequent illustrations brought North America’s floral diversity to the general public’s attention.

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In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a couple whose love of adventure gave Americans the chance to see the world’s most exotic places.
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