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Books

How 'Marx's General' Helped Lead The Revolution

Friedrich Engels wasn't born a revolutionary, but over the course of several beer-soaked days in Paris, he became part of "the greatest friendship in Western political thought."

How 'Marx's General' Helped Lead The Revolution

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Thursday

Walking Through History At Zion National Park

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Walking Through History At Zion National Park

A tunnel, carved into a canyon wall, opened up Zion to visitors in the 1920s. An engineering marvel, it became nearly as much of an attraction as the park itself. As part of the park's centennial celebration, the tunnel was opened to nighttime explorers.

Walking Through History At Zion National Park

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Monday

Civil War Buffs Clash Over Proposed Wal-Mart

The discount giant wants to build a super store on the edges of an 1864 battle site in Orange County, Va. What makes this Wal-Mart skirmish different is that a lot of people on both sides of the battle lines are united by a common passion for the war itself.

Civil War Buffs Clash Over Proposed Wal-Mart

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Sunday

My Lai Soldier: Apology Could Answer Survivors

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My Lai Soldier: Apology Could Answer Survivors

William Calley remained silent for 40 years about his role in the My Lai massacre, one of the worst atrocities in the history of American warfare. His apology last week may not be too late, says Lawrence Colburn, an American soldier honored for trying to stop the tragedy.

My Lai Soldier: Apology Could Answer Survivors

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Art & Design

A New Look For The Hope Diamond

The Hope Diamond might be the most famous gemstone on Earth. For the first time in nearly a century, it's getting a makeover — and you get to choose the new setting.

A New Look For The Hope Diamond

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Saturday

All Things Considered

The Age That Forged Christianity And Its Reform

In the winter of 1077, German King Henry IV trudged through a snowy mountain pass in the Italian Alps. Historian Tom Holland, author of a new book about the turn of the millennium, calls the journey "an episode as fateful as any in Europe's history."

The Age That Forged Christianity And Its Reform

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Monday

Strange News

Flea Market Find Might Carry Lincoln's Last Signature

After being ignored by historical societies for years, an antique note purchased at an Ohio flea market, signed "A. Lincoln" and dated April 14, 1865 — the day the 16th president was shot and killed — is now believed to be authentic.

Flea Market Find Might Carry Lincoln's Last Signature

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Friday

Music Interviews

Woodstock Memories, Mud And All

As everyone else is donning rose-colored glasses for the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, Karen Michel offers a little reality check from a few of the organizers, musicians and some of those who were in the audience.

Woodstock Memories, Mud And All

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Friday

An FBI Man's Inside View of '60s America In Turmoil

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An FBI Man's Inside View of '60s America In Turmoil

From the JFK assassination to the murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi, agent James Ingram investigated many of the FBI's most high-profile cases of the 1960s. Ingram died this week but left behind a recording that offers behind-the-scenes views of key cases.

An FBI Man's Inside View of '60s America In Turmoil

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Thursday

World

Horrors Of Camps Overshadow Killings By German SS

Historian Timothy Snyder says 70 percent of Jews killed in the Holocaust died before Auschwitz was even operational — a fact that he says many in the West don't realize. The estimated 1.5 million Jews were killed by special forces of the German SS, who roamed through Poland, Ukraine and Belarus killing Soviet citizens.

Horrors Of Camps Overshadow Killings By German SS

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