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Disaster recovery isn't just about repairing bridges, roads and homes. Conservationists from the Smithsonian were on the ground in North Carolina helping families piece their lives back together.

Just a few years into his career, Dylan decided he wanted to subvert the expectations of his fans - and rebel against industry forces intent on pigeonholing him and his work.

Comparisons between our current era and the societal rot of the Gilded Age abound. But it might be more useful to explore how Americans escaped the crises of the late-19th century.

With Macy's stores across the country shuttering, some Philadelphians are concerned about the fate of the 120-year-old instrument once touted as 'the greatest organ in the world.'

Whether it was spent feasting or plotting escapes, the week between Christmas and the new year offered a rare opportunity for enslaved men, women and children to reclaim their humanity.

Thanks to a new ruling, reality TV contestants could begin to earn money and get treated better by production companies.

Programs geared toward liberals like 'The Daily Show' once held a monopoly on political comedy. Not so anymore.

Charles Schulz's TV special survived the skepticism of network executives to become a holiday classic.

Composer Quincy Jones, who died in November 2024, was a titan of 20th-century American music. So why don't music majors study his work?

Between 40% and 50% of children didn't live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles Dickens documented the common but no less gutting grief of losing a child.