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Hard Pivot: The Reinvention of Olympian Apolo Ohno
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He's the most decorated American Winter Olympics athlete, with eight Olympic medals. But after he retired from skating at age 28, he had to make a hard pivot and reinvent who he was.
William Walker: The American Mercenary Who Named Himself President of Nicaragua
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Before being executed in 1860 for his misadventures, William Walker, known as a 'filibuster,' raised a private army and briefly installed himself as the president of Nicaragua.
An Historian Explains Ukraine and Russia's Complex Relationship
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University of Michigan historian Ronald Suny answers some questions and corrects some falsehoods about the Ukrainian and Russian history that helped lead up to the current events.
Why Is Ukraine's Capital Pronounced 'Kyiv' and Not 'Kiev'?
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The pronunciation of "Kyiv" goes far beyond personal preference. It actually has geopolitical significance.
5 of History's Most Cunning Con Artists
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You think you'd never fall for a conman's (or conwoman's) shtick. But so did many of the victims of these five con artists. What scams did they pull off?
America's Black Holocaust Museum Reopens After 14-Year Closure
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The newly reopened America's Black Holocaust Museum traces more than 400 years of Black American history, from the era before enslavement to the present.
New York City's Iconic Dakota Helped Gild the Gilded Age
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The Dakota is most famous as the apartment where former Beatle John Lennon lived and died, but it also played a key role in the evolution of New York City during the Gilded Age.
How Enslaved Elizabeth Freeman, 'Mum Bett,' Sued for Her Freedom and Won
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On Aug 22, 1781, the court ordered that Mum Bett, later known as Elizabeth Freeman, should be emancipated from slavery. She was the first enslaved black woman to sue for her freedom and win.
London, Paris and Beyond: The European Capitals Quiz
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Yeah, yeah, everyone knows that Emily just loves Paris. But what about some of the other 40-plus capital cities in Europe?
Before Putin, the Holodomor Was Stalin's Genocide Against Ukraine
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In the early 1930s, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's brutal policies starved to death millions of people in Ukraine, setting up the country's fierce nationalism today.