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Martin Luther King Jr. became involved not just in fights over racial equality but also economic hardship.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income

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A former nightclub could be Pittsburgh’s first LGBTQ landmark, but faces challenges from local developers.
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A former nightclub could be Pittsburgh’s first LGBTQ landmark, but faces challenges from local developers.

Final chilling words of Challenger's crew before their space shuttle exploded 73 seconds into flight
Cover Image Source: The crew of the disastrous STS 51-L mission: Ellison S Onizuka, Sharon Christa McAuliffe, Gregory B Jarvis, Judith A Resnik, Michael J Smith, Francis R Scobee and Ronald E McNair. (Photo by NASA/Space Frontiers/Getty Images)
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Final chilling words of Challenger's crew before their space shuttle exploded 73 seconds into flight

Stunning discovery of 9000-year-old rock art shows humans may have interacted with dinosaur footprints
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Stunning discovery of 9000-year-old rock art shows humans may have interacted with dinosaur footprints

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Sergei Krikalev launched as a citizen of one country, and landed as the citizen of another.

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He left for a space mission. When he returned, his whole country was gone.

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Archeologists dig up a 3,500-year-old lost ancient city in Peru

This discovery sheds light on the oldest civilization in the Americas.

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Chinese city allows tourists to enjoy and trade brews like stocks in a 'Beer Exchange'

As glass bottoms go up, so does the beer’s price.

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Scientists crafted a prehistoric canoe, sailed 140 miles, and made a historic discovery

“Before our project, no one had seriously considered how this maritime migration occurred.”

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In WWII, Queen Elizabeth II was called "Princess Auto Mechanic." Here's how she earned the title.

She became the first female member of the British royal family in active duty.

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Artist transforms 200-year-old images of Native Americans into incredibly lifelike videos

It's like time-traveling to a never seen part of history.

After 170 years, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words to his daughter ring truer than ever
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After 170 years, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s words to his daughter ring truer than ever

“Finish every day and be done with it.”

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'Rosie the Riveters' workers honored for long-forgotten service in incredible ceremony

The women who kept America fighting in World War II are getting their due.

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The 5 god-tier April Fools pranks that people can’t believe actually happened

These elaborate pranks will never be topped.

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In the 1930s, a horseback women’s brigade brought books to rural Kentucky

Spreading literacy one hoofbeat at a time.

The myth of Lydia Taft, said to be America's first woman voter, and what it means now
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The myth of Lydia Taft, said to be America's first woman voter, and what it means now

"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”

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How International Women’s Day reforms history, with roots from one Jewish immigrant

“She did not want to wait for social justice.”

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Once an 'unwilling housewife,' Jackie Kennedy launched her own career long before the White House

“Which picture here do you like best and why?”

Archaeologists discover lost cities that mysteriously 'disappeared.' It changes the history of civilization
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Archaeologists discover lost cities that mysteriously 'disappeared.' It changes the history of civilization

The evidence found in this Ukrainian city challenges the long-held assumption that the world's oldest civilization was in Mesopotamia.

2000-year-old temple featured in 'Indiana Jones' found in the depths of Gulf of Puzzuoli
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2000-year-old temple featured in 'Indiana Jones' found in the depths of Gulf of Puzzuoli

The region is known for the remains of ancient structures such as Roman baths.

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