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The Most Powerful Mistresses of The Middle Ages
Gertrude of Merania, Queen of Hungary, and Agnès Sorel, the first officially recognised mistress to a French king. One a ...
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Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat Nor Gloom Stopped the United States Post Office Department From Launching on This Day in 1792
The American Revolution cemented the importance of a federally protected post office in the minds of the people and ...
Mabel Staton, trailblazer who was US team's only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92
Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, has died.
What the Founding Fathers Said About Kings
P resident Donald Trump has a fondness for giving himself nicknames: “ very stable genius ,” “ Honest Don ,” and now “the ...
Who was the first woman to race in Formula One? All you need to know about Maria Teresa de Filippis
Maria Teresa de Filippis broke barriers as the first woman to compete in Formula One, overcoming societal constraints and ...
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The Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Passing as White
A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the ...