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• How this U.S. election compares to other tumultuous votes

  And yet for all the current chaos, the United States has experienced moments like this before, says history professor Ronald Pruessen.

  Commentary

  Oct 24, 2020
  
• Donald Trump doesn’t seem to know why the Civil War happened

  President Donald Trump makes a puzzling claim about Andrew Jackson and the Civil War in an interview.

  Politics

  May 1, 2017
  
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• Harriet Tubman and the Canadian connection to new US $20 bill

  Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, which saw thousands of slaves make their way to Canada in the 1800s.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2016
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• Harriet Tubman will appear on $20 bill, 1st woman on U.S. paper currency in 100 years

  A Treasury official says Secretary Jacob Lew has decided to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, making her the first woman on U.S. paper currency in 100 years.

  Money

  Apr 20, 2016