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The rate of change in the last two centuries makes the past feel much further away than it actually is, which inclines us to fawn over the future, and either patronize the past or ignore it altogether.

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The Raab Collection announced the discovery and sale of a previously unknown, early 19th-century autograph album.

<p>The series editor for the Papers of John Adams at the Massachusetts Historical Society discusses her work as a public historian. </p>

Abigail Adams was the first second lady and second first lady of the United States. But her legacy goes much beyond being wife to President John Adams. See why what made her known as one of the "founding mothers."