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Courtyard of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.

John Singer Sargent: E Leola

See the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, home to some of the world's greatest masterpieces

The wing designed by Renzo Piano for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.

Exterior view of the Hostetter Gallery in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.

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Portion of the Aleppo Codex, a manuscript of the Hebrew Bible written in the Hebrew language in the 10th century CE; in the Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Why Do Languages Die?

Estimated battle casualties, Normandy invasion, World War II. WWII, D-Day

Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944)

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

San Francisco, California/USA-1/18/20: Womens March at Civic Center marching with signs of political protest regarding equality also embracing 2020 presidential candidates and celebrating equality

How Does the U.S. Government Define the Difference Between a Protest and a Riot?

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.

6 Lakes That Are Drying Up

Car with a pickle design in the Zagreb Red Bull Soapbox Race, Zagreb, Croatia, September 14, 2019. (games, races, sports)

10 Unusual Sports

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Date	1903 - present

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Courtyard of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.

John Singer Sargent: E Leola

The wing designed by Renzo Piano for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.

Exterior view of the Hostetter Gallery in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.

See the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, home to some of the world's greatest masterpieces

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Sailboats in Boston Harbor in front of the financial district of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

7 Paintings You Might Not Expect to Find in Boston