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Gun control legislation that passed and failed over the last 20 years

How the US aids Israel, from defense spending to agriculture

LGBTQ history before Stonewall

Where US military aid is being spent, ranked

Republican Party history from the year you were born

Government

Bills that can’t get passed with the current filibuster rules

What decisions are made based on the census?

Gun control legislation that passed and failed over the last 20 years

How executive powers are transferred after a presidential election

How transgender protection laws differ by state

History

Leading theories about D.B. Cooper and 30 other unsolved mysteries

How America has changed since the first census in 1790

Notable events in the history of Earth Day

A history of police violence in America

LGBTQ history before Stonewall

Military

Where US military aid is being spent, ranked

From WikiLeaks to Colonial Pipeline, a history of cyberattacks in the US

A history of US submarines from the Revolution to today

What 25 historic battlefields look like today

US Marines history from the year you were born

Politics

History of the NRA

Do you know your state's senators?

States with the most conservatives

Youngest and oldest presidents in US history

Republican Party history from the year you were born

Society

Resources for homelessness in every state

40 fascinating facts about the news industry

50 facts about food insecurity in America

30 ways to support your neighbors this holiday season

50 facts about homelessness in America

World

Where political leaders around the world live, in photos

Smallest countries in the world

Biggest countries in the world

When women got the right to vote in 50 countries

How the US aids Israel, from defense spending to agriculture

Leading theories about D.B. Cooper and 30 other unsolved mysteries

What decisions are made based on the census?

Gun control legislation that passed and failed over the last 20 years

How America has changed since the first census in 1790

US Marines history from the year you were born

100 years of military history

Notable events in the history of Earth Day

A history of police violence in America

US Army history from the year you were born

U.S. Air Force history from the year you were born