history

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From the American Revolution to the civil-rights era, religion shaped pivotal moments in American history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In retrospect, the Suez crisis is seen as a turning point in 20th-century history.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

"I had no history of anxiety, I was a really happy, bubbly person," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Farther from Earth than any humans in history, the crew could no longer reach Mission Control, their families or any other living member of our home planet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Mullineaux would later tell a Senate committee that “the lateral blast extended about three times farther than any such blast recorded by the geologic history of the volcano.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone