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On Thursday, August 31, 1837, shortly after noon, 215 members of Harvard University’s prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Society ...

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A professional journalist for over a decade, Gregory Wakeman was raised in England but is now based in the United States. He has written for the BBC, the New York Times, the Guardian, GQ and Yahoo ...

The Smithsonian's latest collaboration with USA Today celebrates and shares community stories from across the country ...

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