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A Brief History of Press Freedom

Women casting their vote in New York City, c. 1920s. At Fifty-sixth and Lexington Avenue, the women voters showed no ignorance or trepidation, but cast their ballots in a businesslike way that bespoke study of suffrage."

Voting in the U.S.A.

The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.

14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered

The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.

26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History

"On the threshold of office--what have we to expect of him?" chromolithograph by Joseph Keppler, September 1881. Print shows the members of the assassinated James A. Garfield's cabinet looking at the new president, Chester Arthur. Chester A. Arthur.

The Surprisingly Disorderly History of the U.S. Presidential Succession Order

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Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

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7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

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7 Drugs that Changed the World

Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

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Who Invented the Internet?

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Water Fluoridation: Just the Facts

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Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights.

Amendments to the U.S. Constitution