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Boston Freedom Trail: Following the ‘Red-Brick’ Road
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Boston Freedom Trail: Following the ‘Red-Brick’ Road

The educational stroll through one of America’s oldest cities allows visitors to relive history at sites that led to the nation’s independence.

Miklos Rozsa: Hollywood’s Hungarian Rhapsody
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Miklos Rozsa: Hollywood’s Hungarian Rhapsody

In this installment of ‘The Art of Movie Music,’ we meet a Golden Era composer from Hungary.

The Emperor Who Defined the Middle Ages
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The Emperor Who Defined the Middle Ages

Determined to spread Christianity, Charlemagne jumpstarted a cultural revival that shaped modern history indelibly.

Strawberry Water and Arsenic: A Victorian Guide to Staying Pale
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Strawberry Water and Arsenic: A Victorian Guide to Staying Pale

To maintain their complexions, Victorian women’s skincare routines combined remedies that ranged from harmless to toxic.

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Traversing the Towpath Trail

Traversing the Towpath Trail

In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we walk, run, or bike beside the historic Ohio & Erie Canal through Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley.

Irving Thalberg: The Boy Wonder of Hollywood

Irving Thalberg: The Boy Wonder of Hollywood

In this installment of ‘Men Who Made the Movies,’ we meet the young man who turned movie studios into an industry during Hollywood’s Golden Era.

Vittorio Giannini: A Forgotten Operatic Master

Vittorio Giannini: A Forgotten Operatic Master

In this installment of ‘The Art of Beautiful Music,’ we meet an American composer who delighted audiences with his classical compositions.

Boston Freedom Trail: Following the ‘Red-Brick’ Road

Boston Freedom Trail: Following the ‘Red-Brick’ Road

The educational stroll through one of America’s oldest cities allows visitors to relive history at sites that led to the nation’s independence.

‘God and the Generals’: The American Experience Through a Virginia Church

‘God and the Generals’: The American Experience Through a Virginia Church

Charleen Smith-Riedel documents how Christ Church in Alexandria adapted and resisted societal changes.

Miklos Rozsa: Hollywood’s Hungarian Rhapsody

Miklos Rozsa: Hollywood’s Hungarian Rhapsody

In this installment of ‘The Art of Movie Music,’ we meet a Golden Era composer from Hungary.

The Emperor Who Defined the Middle Ages

The Emperor Who Defined the Middle Ages

Determined to spread Christianity, Charlemagne jumpstarted a cultural revival that shaped modern history indelibly.

Strawberry Water and Arsenic: A Victorian Guide to Staying Pale

Strawberry Water and Arsenic: A Victorian Guide to Staying Pale

To maintain their complexions, Victorian women’s skincare routines combined remedies that ranged from harmless to toxic.