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Saving the Jews of Nazi France
As Jews in France tried to flee the Nazi occupation, Harry Bingham, an American diplomat, sped them to safety
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In Northern Ireland, Getting Past the Troubles
A decade after Protestants and Catholics agreed on a peace treaty, both sides are adjusting to a hopeful new reality
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Geoducks: Happy as Clams
In the Pacific Northwest, fishermen are cashing in on the growing yen for geoducks, a funny-looking mollusk turned worldwide delicacy
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With Mao-abilia everywhere, the "Great Helmsman" may have done more for the Chinese people in death than in life
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The Surprising Satisfactions of a Home Funeral
When his father and father-in-law died within days of each other, author Max Alexander learned much about the funeral industry
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Cindy Sherman: Monument Valley Girl
The artist's self portrait plays with our notions of an archetypal West
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Riding to Freedom
In the spring of 1961, black and white civil rights activists rode buses to protest the segregationist policies of the Deep South
Wolves Return to the Rockies
Ranchers and wildlife advocates are at odds over how to handle the gray wolf's return to the Rockies
Spotted Owls Endangered by the Encroaching Barred Owl
Learn about the spotted owl's new nemesis-the barred owl-in a video produced by Assignment Earth.
Gene Therapy Experts Look Ahead in Treating Blindness
Two of the preeminent researchers of gene therapy hope to improve their patients' sight in an experimental operation
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Excavation at Stonehenge
Two renowned Stonehenge academics share stories from their archaeological dig at the ancient site
Black History Heritage Month
The son of former slaves, Woodson created the first Negro History Week in 1926 to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
Two Hundred Years of Abraham Lincoln
In honor of Lincoln's 200th birthday this week, Smithsonian catalogues the life and legacy of our heralded 16th president
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