The History Channel will premiere a new documentary, “Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning,” that explores the life of the legendary Olympian and athlete. “Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning” airs at 8 p.m. Monday, ...

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Lit by Lightning" describes Thorpe's football breakthrough with the Carlisle Indian School against Penn in 1907.

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The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

Ruth First, born 100 years ago, was a South African freedom fighter, journalist and scholar who worked against the racist ...

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