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EIGHT GENERAL STORES IN VERMONT
EIGHT GENERAL STORES IN VERMONT

They invented one-stop shopping — in the 1800s. Can they survive in the age of Amazon?

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GREAT DAY IN HARLEM
GREAT DAY IN HARLEM

Like the music it celebrated, the iconic photo of jazz greats was mostly improv.

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GERTRUDE EDERLE, QUEEN OF THE WAVES
GERTRUDE EDERLE, QUEEN OF THE WAVES

A century ago, Gertrude Ederle swam the English Channel. She swam it faster than anyone — man or woman.

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