The Atlantic

A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe

WATER and the science of Physiology are both good things. But water is one thing to drink, and another to be drowned in. In like manner, though Physiology is a large and noble science and a yet larger ...
Next City

Reckoning with the History of Community Development

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Alaska Dispatch News

Domes, tramways, and foothill highways: The history of Anchorage development proposals that never materialized

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes

On a hot, dry November morning in 1961, flames from a trash pile on brushland north of Mulholland Drive were picked up by Santa Ana winds and swept across the canyons of one of Los Angeles’ wealthiest ...
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History of Jacksonville Developmental Center difficult, but deserves to be told, historians say

The history of Jacksonville Developmental Center is one rife with mistreatment of some of the most vulnerable members of society. But it's one that historians say still deserves to be told. The state ...