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San Antonio's charreada or traditional Mexican rodeo originated among the Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century. The unique rodeo tradition has taken deep roots in the American Southwest.
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There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart.
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NPR's Throughline hosts Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei speak with professor Siddharth Kara on the fight for Congo's resources.
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While excavating the cellar of President Washington's home at Mount Vernon, Va., an archaeologist found two glass jars poking out of the dirt. They hold 250-year-old preserved cherries.
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In 1963, William Lewis Moore was murdered in Alabama while on a civil rights protest walk. Silence around the murder bothered one man for years, until he campaigned to put up a marker about it.
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The British explorer died in 1924 during his third trip to Everest, the world's highest point. In one letter to his wife Ruth, he described the expedition's chance of success as "50 to 1 against us."
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Hiroyuki Sanada, lead actor and producer of FX miniseries Shōgun, says authenticity was a "lifeline for this show."
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A historical marker on Maryland's Eastern Shore contains errors about the story of Harriet Tubman, who grew up nearby. Some locals want to fix it, but others think it's fine how it is.
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Journalist Ari Berman says the founding fathers created a system that concentrated power in the hands of an elite minority — and that their decisions continue to impact American democracy today.
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The new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama, is designed to get visitors closer to the experiences of enslaved people in America.