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The Story of the Gilded Age Wasn’t Wealth. It Was Corruption.
Richard White, the historian and author of "The Republic for Which It Stands," explains what made the late 19th century ...
Smithsonian Magazine13d
The Daring 19th-Century Reformers Who Sought to End Prostitution by Offering Financial and Emotional Support to Urban Sex Workers
Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...
Psychology Today19d
"The Essence of All Life"
1 Another 19th century observer of the Dakota, Hanford Lennox Gordon, spoke similarly of "the everlasting, all-pervading, invisible Ta-ku Wa-kan — the essence of all life — pervading all nature, ...
The 19th-century painting that saved Bill Murray’s life: “I was ready to die”
His First footsteps on stage Bill Murray was cast into a bout of depression. It was only saved when he gazed upon one ...
The 19th-century politician Billy Bob Thornton is absolutely terrified of: “He would break out in a sweat”
There's no limit on which phobias people can have, but Billy Bob Thornton has one of the most unusual, and it was weaponised against him.
19th-century toddler may have died from doctor’s mercury treatment, bones reveal
One burial belonged to a young child and dated to the late 18th to early 19th century, according to the study. A few of the ...
Greek Reporter5d
Panagis Koutalianos: The 19th Century Strongman Who Became a Greek Legend
A website, dedicated to Koutalianos, Greece's legendary strongman hopes to restore him on the podium of Greek champions.
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Rare portrait of 19th-century enslaved man named Frederick sells to unknown buyer at New Orleans auction
Rare, problematic portrait of 19th-century enslaved man named Frederick sells to unknown buyer at New Orleans auction for ...