The rule of Spain’s global domains required an extensive network of fortresses, canals, barracks, granaries and roads.

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From Philadelphia row houses to the shotgun homes of New Orleans, densely-packed urban housing has left its stamp on America.

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For thousands of years, moth larvae have been farmed for silk. Industries and economies still rely on the precious fibers.

In South Florida communities of Cuban exiles, CIA planners hatched multiple schemes to topple Castro.

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The most-decorated Army chaplain in U.S. history was a source of strength for fellow POWs during the Korean War.

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