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In 1830, Muhammad Ali Pasha, the governor of Egypt, issued a decree gifting the twin obelisks of the Luxor Temple to France.

A survey of historians shows that America was at its best when it was open to the world and engaged with it, and at its worst when it became closed.

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Philadelphia rowhouses were once heated with firewood. The only option to keep cool in the summer was to open a window.

The Battle of the Alamo in 1836 resulted in victory by Mexico, but was soon followed by independence for Texas.

Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe financed an ambitious plan in Greece to build a model agricultural community called Washingtonia.

This once-overlooked city in the Sierras has been transformed into a regional destination with much to see and do.