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Jun 8, 2017
The Birth of America's Flag Obsession
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Jun 7, 2017
What the Women of Britain's Early Factories Did About Work-Life Balance
HISTORY
by History Today
Jun 7, 2017
Hillary Clinton Is Speaking at Medgar Evers College. Here's What to Know About the Civil Rights Icon
HISTORY
by Mahita Gajanan
Jun 7, 2017
The Presidential Heart Attack That Got Americans Running
HISTORY
by Lily Rothman
Jun 6, 2017
Why Americans First Started Paying a Separate Tax on Gas
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
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Jun 5, 2017
Why Jefferson Davis Got His U.S. Citizenship Back
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Jun 5, 2017
A LIFE Photographer Was Killed on Assignment 50 Years Ago. His Work Endures
by Alice Gabriner
Jun 5, 2017
50 Years Ago This Week: The Looming Crisis of the Six-Day War
HISTORY
by Lily Rothman
Jun 3, 2017
Google Doodle Celebrates Birthday of Jazz Icon Josephine Baker
HISTORY
by Aric Jenkins
Jun 2, 2017
Exclusive: The Real Reason Muhammad Ali Converted to Islam
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by Sean Gregory
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Jun 2, 2017
The Latest Exercise Fad: Storming Normandy Beach on D-Day
SPORTS
by Sean Gregory
Jun 2, 2017
The Story of the Last U.S. Execution Before a Nationwide Moratorium Took Effect 50 Years Ago
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Jun 2, 2017
Inside the Wedding That Shook the British Monarchy
HISTORY
by Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk
Jun 2, 2017
This Is Why Doughnuts Are Associated With Police Officers
HISTORY
by Olivia B. Waxman
Jun 1, 2017
LIFE Shared This Remarkable Parkinson's Disease Story in 1959. A Lot Has Changed Since Then
by Lily Rothman, Liz Ronk and Julia Lull