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President Trump holds up copies of his speech before the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.

Washington Secrets

Good company: 26 of 45 presidents didn’t give State of the Union speech

Paul Bedard -

January 16, 2019 3:59 pm

British actress Elizabeth Taylor in one of her most arduous and majestic scenes as âCleopatraâ, a 20th century-Fox spectacle filmed in Romeâs Cinecitta studios, Italy on May 8, 1962, portraying the Queen of Egyptâs momentous entry into Rome with young Caesarion (4-year-old Italian Loris Loddi) at her side. Nubian slaves bow as the âQueenâ steps off the platform while crowds throng behind a line of Roman legion soldiers for the most spectacular scene filmed on May 8, 1962. Miss Taylor is wearing an elaborate and gilded costume with sleeves shaped like wings. On her head is an ornamented head-gear studded with hard stones and which reaches her shoulders while her crown is lined with images of the Egyptian cobras supporting the sun. Topping the crown is the symbol of her Egyptian queenship. The entire head-gear weighs about six kilos.

Beltway Confidential

Cleopatra, the queen of white privilege

Tiana Lowe Doescher -

January 15, 2019 1:52 pm

In this Jan. 15, 1919, file photo, the ruins of tanks containing 2 1/2 million gallons of molasses lie in a heap after an eruption that hurled trucks against buildings and crumpled houses in the North End of Boston.

Beltway Confidential

The sticky truth: 100 years ago, a molasses tsunami caused a deadly Boston disaster

J. Mark Powell -

January 15, 2019 5:00 am

News

Native American group condemns Trump’s ‘Wounded Knee’ tweet about Elizabeth Warren

Claude Thompson -

January 15, 2019 12:01 am

Education

White Bronx teacher accused of humiliating students during slavery lesson sues city for $1B

Anna Giaritelli -

January 12, 2019 12:06 am

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participates in a swearing-in ceremony for new American citizens, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in New York.

Magazine - Columnists

How court history reflects on the ailing RBG

Philip Terzian -

January 11, 2019 11:14 am

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walk down the House steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019.

Magazine - Date Restricted

Name-calling

Eric Felten -

January 11, 2019 11:12 am

Magazine - Life & Arts

Nymphs and Warriors

Eric Felten -

January 11, 2019 5:01 am

Education

Not-so-toxic masculinity

Helen Andrews -

January 11, 2019 5:00 am

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., speak to the media.

Columnists

Republican House minority still can lead

Quin Hillyer -

January 10, 2019 7:36 pm

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Tag: History

Good company: 26 of 45 presidents didn’t give State of the Union speech

Cleopatra, the queen of white privilege

The sticky truth: 100 years ago, a molasses tsunami caused a deadly Boston disaster

White Bronx teacher accused of humiliating students during slavery lesson sues city for $1B

How court history reflects on the ailing RBG

Name-calling

Nymphs and Warriors

Not-so-toxic masculinity

Republican House minority still can lead

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