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Deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson on July 4th

Newsboys Honor Late President with Statue of His Beloved Dog

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Tripped the Light Fantastic: When Ancestors Make the News

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Famous Couples: Tennessee Williams and Frank Merlo

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The Linotype: The Machine that Revolutionized Movable Type

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Dr. Margaret Chung: First American Born Chinese Woman Physician

Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu: Premier Nuclear Physicist

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Negro Leagues Baseball Trivia

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When the Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room Made the News