June/July 2006

Volume 57 , Issue 3

June/July 2006

Departments

History Happened Here

History Now

In the News

Cruel And Usual

MY BRUSH WITH HISTORY

Time Machine

1881—President Garfield Shot

Frederic D. Schwarz

Features

What Would The Founders Do Today?

Suppose they could go on "Meet The Press"...

Richard Brookhiser

Sweet Nothing—the Triumph Of Diet Soda

It came out of a Brooklyn hospital and in very few years changed not only what Americans drink but how they see themselves.

Benjamin Siegel

The Man Who Made Deadwood

The creator of the immensely popular new Western discusses what makes it truly new.

The Madness of Mary Lincoln

Her son had her committed. She said it was so he could get his hands on her money. Now, 130 years after this bitter and controversial drama, a trove of letters—long believed destroyed—sheds new light on it.

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History Happened Here

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MY BRUSH WITH HISTORY

Time Machine

1881—President Garfield Shot

Frederic D. Schwarz

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FEATURES

What Would The Founders Do Today?

Suppose they could go on "Meet The Press"...

Richard Brookhiser

Sweet Nothing—the Triumph Of Diet Soda

It came out of a Brooklyn hospital and in very few years changed not only what Americans drink but how they see themselves.

Benjamin Siegel

The Man Who Made Deadwood

The creator of the immensely popular new Western discusses what makes it truly new.

The Madness of Mary Lincoln

Her son had her committed. She said it was so he could get his hands on her money. Now, 130 years after this bitter and controversial drama, a trove of letters—long believed destroyed—sheds new light on it.