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At 22, Amanda Gorman will become the youngest poet in recent memory to deliver a poem at a presidential inauguration. She'll be continuing a tradition that includes poets such as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou. Kelia Anne/Sun Literary Arts via AP hide caption
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Filmmaker Ken Burns says America is "defined as much by our challenges and the dark moments as we are by our successes." You can explore U.S. history in scenes selected from more than 40 documentaries at Burns' UNUM site. Above, the sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
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At 22, Amanda Gorman will become the youngest poet in recent memory to deliver a poem at a presidential inauguration. She'll be continuing a tradition that includes poets such as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou. Kelia Anne/Sun Literary Arts via AP hide caption