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HistoryJune 28, 1917
Notes from the Capital: Emma Goldman
The former dressmaker now fashions herself a revolutionary.
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HistoryFebruary 10, 1916
Notes from the Capital: Louis D. Brandeis
With the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis, the Supreme Court gets its first Jewish justice.
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HistoryFebruary 3, 1916
Notes from the Capital: Jane Addams
The founder of Hull House and former beacon for progressivism struggles to define herself in contemporary America.
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HistoryJanuary 13, 1916
Henry Ford: Notes from the Capital
The man who spread the gospel of the assembly line launches a new crusade–for peace in Europe.
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HistoryNovember 17, 1887
The Haymarket Executions
A brief report on the execution of four anarchists for the Haymarket bombing of 1884.
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HistoryNovember 27, 1884
Mr. Barnum on Museums
He may have said a sucker is born every minute, but the great showman defends his museum as the real deal in a letter to the editor.
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HistorySeptember 9, 1875
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
How Lincoln wrote his great speech–told by someone who was there.
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