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7 DECADES OF MUSIC HISTORY 216 PAGES LIVE AND UNSEEN FEATURING 142 ARTISTS

Country’s Crown Jewel • The vaunted radio program put uniquely American music at center stage

A Family Affair • THE OPRY THRIVES ON A NETWORK OF STARS INVITED TO JOIN ITS RANKS. HERE ARE FOUR OF THE LONGEST-SERVING MEMBERS

DIVINING WOMAN • A new exhibition brings fresh recognition to a groundbreaking but largely forgotten Surrealist

Queen of the Air • Long before the Tuskegee Airmen, Bessie Coleman inspired a generation of Black pilots to take to the skies

Soaring Ambitions • THE TEENAGE PARACHUTING PIONEER GEORGIA “TINY” BROADWICK SHOWED THAT COURAGE ISN’T COUNTED IN POUNDS

A Measure of Change • Scientist Charles Keeling’s ingenious flask detects swings in the Earth’s atmosphere

Counter Culture • THE LAST OF WOOLWORTH’S ICONIC LUNCH SPOTS REINVENTS ITSELF

A HELPING HAND • From ancient Egypt to the engineering lab, a brief history of the artificial limb

PASSAGE TO THE PLEISTOCENE • IN WYOMING, A TROVE OF ICE AGE FOSSILS IS REWRITING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PREHISTORIC ANIMALS

FROZEN IN TIME • Research is revealing new details about the pit that ensnared unlucky Ice Age mammals

BONES BENEATH WYOMING • Zooming in on the process of uncovering, identifying, preserving and analyzing all these glorious finds

BALANCING THE SCALES • IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, SEALS AND SEA LIONS HAVE REBOUNDED FROM THE BRINK. BUT THEIR APPETITE FOR ENDANGERED SALMON THREATENS A DELICATE ECOSYSTEM

THE BITTERSWEET BEGINNINGS OF VANILLA • A journey to the far-flung isle of Réunion reveals the story behind the fragrant, delicious, UBIQUITOUS SPICE—and the enslaved youth who made it a commercial success

Out On a Limb • How do you protect an endangered serpent with a special talent for hiding in plain sight?

THE Shape of Freedom • In 1869, three formerly enslaved artisans started a stoneware business in central Texas. A century and a half later, they’ve put their stamp on the art world

Don’t Be Puzzled • YOU CAN FIND NINE ANSWERS IN THESE PAGES

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