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Famous summits from U.S. presidential history

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'Perverse' incentives: How local governments might cash in on Trump's migrant detention

Caroline Detention Facility in Bowling Green, Virginia, a former regional jail, has been contracted by the US Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house undocumented adult immigrant detainees for violations of immigration laws.

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Society

The psychology of design: How furniture shapes human behavior

Modern interior design of a home's living room with concrete walls.

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What are the most distinctive baby names by state?

Brown eyed baby wearing fleece hoodie looking into camera.

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Quality time is the most popular love language in America—here's how the others rank

A multiracial couple having quality time by a campfire outdoors.

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Education History

The Smithsonian is coming to town

Opening night of the "Spark!" exhibit in Soda Springs, Idaho.

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The Emancipation Proclamation in practice: A timeline

A print based on David Gilmour Blythe’s painting of Lincoln writing the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Broken US-Indigenous treaties: A timeline

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Stories behind the Trail of Tears for every state it passed through

Young man nuzzling up to his horse in open field while reenacting the Trail of Tears journey in 1988.

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25 historic images of Route 66 in its early days

The 66 Diner on historic Route 66 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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A timeline of the Vietnam War

An American soldier keeps a wary eye on the hills and a firm hand on his weapon during the Vietnam War in 1968.

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The history of voting in the United States

An elderly Black man holds his “I voted” sticker after he cast his ballot in Washington, D.C.

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Women's suffrage, but for whom? These 10 Black suffragists fought for the vote before—and long after—the 19th Amendment

Women register for the National Association of Colored Women convention, Los Angeles, August 1952.

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The history of how roads are built, and what future construction may look like

Men spreading gravel on road by White House, 1934.

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A timeline of the Gulf War

A young U.S. marine arrives at Dhahran Air Base with the American flag flying behind him, during the Gulf War, in December 1990.