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PEOPLE

Jean-François Champollion was the scholar who used the Rosetta Stone to decode ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, giving voice to a lost civilization.

PEOPLE

In his short life, Robert Kennedy Sr. had a career that transformed him from a hard-edged prosecutor to a moral leader in a divided nation.

PEOPLE

Perry Como wasn’t like his Hollywood contemporaries. He stayed married to the same woman for 65 years—and when she died, the aftermath was heartbreaking.

PEOPLE

When Tim Allen went to jail, he needed to be sent to a different state because there was good reason to believe his life was in danger.

THINGS

From the 1966 special to the troubled history of its film adaptations, Dr. Seuss’s the Grinch has certainly left his furry green impact on yuletide history.

PEOPLE

As the youngest of six children, Alfred The Great was never supposed to become king, but he snatched the throne from his own family.


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