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Abortion in America: How access and attitudes have changed through the centuries

Anti-abortion and abortion rights activists protest during the 50th annual March for Life rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 20,2023.

Most expensive US military weapons and programs

The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber on display with blue lights.

50 essential civil rights speeches

President Barack Obama hugging US Representative John Lewis, one of the original marchers at Selma.

Safest cities in America 2023: Violent crime rate increases drive per capita cost of crime

A view across the water of Austin, Texas.

Where are Americans happiest?

A person stretching at the water's edge at sunset.

Government

States with the most firearms traced to them by the federal government

Large guns hanging in a gun shop with an American flag on top.

The most common complaints filed to your local government

Trash begins to accumulate along the National Mall near the Washington Monument.

Richest current Democratic politicians in Congress

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) leaves the Senate floor after voting yes on a procedural vote on federal legislation protecting same-sex marriages, at the U.S. Capitol on November 16, 2022

Richest current Republican politicians in Congress

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is seen outside a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2023.

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

Closeup of judge's gavel and gun with bullets

History

Major civil rights moments in every state

Civil rights history from the year you were born

Abortion in America: How access and attitudes have changed through the centuries

Anti-abortion and abortion rights activists protest during the 50th annual March for Life rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 20,2023.

Timeline of Jewish history in the US

A vintage photo of a father and son reading a book.

50 essential civil rights speeches

President Barack Obama hugging US Representative John Lewis, one of the original marchers at Selma.

Military

Most expensive US military weapons and programs

The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber on display with blue lights.

A history of US military aircraft from WWI to today

SR-71 Blackbird spy plane's nose, cockpit, and wings.

30 iconic posters from World War II

A World War II recruiting poster, featuring Uncle Sam and the words "I Want You," designed by James Montgomery Flagg.

Military medals and what they mean

Closeup of military medals

105 years of military history

Combat helicopters of the 1st Air Cavalry Division fly over an RTO and his commander on an isolated landing zone during Operation Pershing during the Vietnam War.

Politics

Presidential scandals in pictures

Tourists reading newspapers with Nixon resignation headline in front of the White House.

From gun laws to climate change: How liability drives policy discussions on controversial issues

A joint session of Congress meeting to count the Electoral College vote from the 2008 presidential election.

Influential Supreme Court decisions decided by 1 vote

US presidents who were elected for a second term, ranked

Experts rank the best US presidents of all time

Barack Obama meets with Donald Trump following a meeting in the Oval Office on Nov. 10, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

Society

Safest cities in America 2023: Violent crime rate increases drive per capita cost of crime

A view across the water of Austin, Texas.

Where are Americans happiest?

A person stretching at the water's edge at sunset.

States with the highest revenue from cannabis taxes

Closeup of burning packet of marijuana for cash dollars.

Cities with the most divorced people

States with the biggest gun industries

Handguns on a display wall in a gun store.

World

Vladimir Putin's history of conflict with former Soviet nations: the timeline and human cost

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a meeting.

When women got the right to vote in 50 countries

Former world leaders who were prosecuted after leaving office

Donald Trump speaks during a retreat with Republican lawmakers at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, January 6, 2018.

How the world changed during Queen Elizabeth's reign

Indicators that the Russian people may not wholly support the war with Ukraine

Young men walk in front of a billboard promoting army service in Saint Petersburg.

News

15 things AI can (and can't) do

View of steering wheel that the driver is not holding because they're in a self-driving car.

News

US metro areas with the worst air pollution

Dark gray smoke billows out of factory stacks as the sun sets.

Richest current Democratic politicians in Congress

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) leaves the Senate floor after voting yes on a procedural vote on federal legislation protecting same-sex marriages, at the U.S. Capitol on November 16, 2022

Zip codes donating the most money to Donald Trump

Donald Trump speaks during a "Save America" rally

Richest current Republican politicians in Congress

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is seen outside a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2023.

News

Where do Alex Jones' damages rank among other high-profile defamation settlements?

Alex Jones speaks to the media during trial

States with the highest and lowest Biden approval ratings

Biden standing next to an American flag smiling and cheering against a blue background.

From Stonewall to today: 50+ years of modern LGBTQ+ history

Maura Healey of Massachusetts and Tina Kotek of Oregon became the first and second openly lesbian governors respectively in 2022.

A decade of semitruck accident data

Row of trucks driving on highway

How seat belt use has changed since the 1990s

Close-up of woman in car fastening seat belt