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At the opening events late last week for "Ancient Chinese Bronze Mirrors from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection," a table was set in the corner of the room, covered with a black cloth. Opened on the table under a spotlight shone two sumptuous, richly illustrated and weighty volumes.

Today is 11-11-11. This year, Veterans Day echoes the original Armistice Day, when World War I ceased at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. At that time, Anthony Edward Mrazek was a young sailor on the U.S.S. Carola off of Brest, France

Marking the second year of Ranch operations, this one-day symposium focuses on aspects of urban agriculture that can't be duplicated in commercial settings. From the use of gray water irrigation systems

It's not often that you'll hear a former Huntington research fellow interview a current research fellow on National Public Radio. But that's what happened on Morning Edition today when Joe Palca asked Robert Westman about Copernicus' book 

Louis Warren grew up in southern Nevada, near Las Vegas but also on the edge of a barren landscape called the Great Basin. "To many people, Nevada is the kind of state you drive through to get someplace else," he says.

"I am not an accomplished lawyer," wrote Abraham Lincoln in a note to himself in the summer of 1850 while preparing to give a lecture on law. "I find quite as much material for a lecture in those points where I have failed, as in those wherein I have been moderately successful."

It's 1954. Where do you go to see the hottest interior design trends? The Los Angeles County Fair, of course.

In her introductory remarks at the conference "Civil War Lives" this past weekend, co-convener Joan Waugh explained the objective of the presenters: "This conference showcases the importance of individuals—men and women, white and black, soldiers and politicians, unionists and confederates. We want to get at the big issues of the Civil War through these lives