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In 1894, over the objection of the governor and the mayor, President Grover Cleveland sent American soldiers into Chicago and then invoked the Insurrection Act to suppress strikes and protests. His ...

Officials gathered in Old Bethpage to announce the continuation of production for HBO’s “The Gilded Age” for its fourth season. “We’re incredibly excited. This has been a tremendous success for us,” ...

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