Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was inspired by a historic wave of enslaved people freeing themselves.

Teen girls banned from school in Afghanistan are fighting for their right to an education.
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The discovery of gold in California 175 years ago transformed the state and the country forever.
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A new law is pairing more U.S. veterans with life-changing service dogs.
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Consider the pros and cons of setting new or tougher teen curfews, then decide.
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A 30-foot sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. is part of a memorial in his honor in the nation’s capital.
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A political cartoonist comments on the drought affecting the Western United States.
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After several hurricanes destroyed its power grid, Puerto Rico is turning to a new source for electricity.
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Merriam-Webster has added several fun new words to its famous dictionary.
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As commander of a NASA SpaceX mission, Nicole Aunapu Mann became the first Native American woman in space.
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