The American semiquincentennial begins now, marking the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding. Like the bicentennial ...

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Colombia's Vice President Francia Marquez, an advocate of slavery reparations, urged former colonial powers to take ...

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The roots of modern-day New York City— its dizzying cultural diversity and capitalist might—lie in its Dutch origins.

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