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A painting of John James Audubon, the famed naturalist and “founding father of American birding.” The National Audubon Society voted to keep his name despite his history as an enslaver.

Is the Era of the Racist Name Change Over?

The National Audubon Society voted to keep its moniker, potentially signaling a cultural shift

A collage of images of Carroll Shelby, a race car visionary known for Le Mans wins as well as Ford and Cobra cars

The Legacy of Race Car Visionary Carroll Shelby

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Turns Out a Record-Setting Ancient Coin Was Sold Using False Documents

Yale, 1901

Revisiting Yale’s First Controversial Collection of Indigenous Artifacts

Starlet Kathy Marlowe goes out to the famous Macambo nightclub on the Sunset Strip on December 1, 1954, in Hollywood, California.

Uncovering the Sunset Strip’s Secret History of “Glamor and Gambling”

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Ancient Celtic Phallic Statue Heads to Auction

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Ironton shipwreck

Scientists Discover Preserved Shipwreck in Lake Huron

The Ironton has been underwater for over a century

An old CD player with headphones isolated on white background. CDs launched in the U.S. on March 2, 1983, 40 years ago this week.

How the Compact Disc Changed the Music Industry

CDs debuted in the United States 40 years ago this week, and now they're making a comeback

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Inside a Harvard Professor’s Ambitious Work of Cultural History

Martin Puchner, the author of “Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop,” talks about the challenges of writing a wide-ranging history

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Archaeologists Discover Possible Ancient Roman Sex Toy

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Navy Honors World War II Hero Charles Jackson French

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St. Augustine Is Finally Ready to Tell Its Complicated Story

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Revisiting the Complicated History of Sing Sing's Football Team

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Lake Michigan Shipwreck Contains $17 Million of Booze

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Archaeologists Uncover 5,000-Year-Old Tavern in Iraq

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