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THE TYCOONS VS. THE NEWSBOYS
THE TYCOONS VS. THE NEWSBOYS

Hearst and Pulitzer refused to play fair, so the Newsies walked off the job. And won America’s hearts. (As seen in “The Newsies.”)

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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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