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"Season 3 of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” is here and TV viewers are witnessing the glamour, the gilt and the gold of New York society in this era of corruption and conspicuous consumption. Mark Twain coined the phrase, “The Gilded Age” in his 1873 nove..."

"It was a brisk 41 degrees at 9:30 AM on October 28, 1965. By 10 AM the keystone was maneuvered into place, and the “Topping Out” ceremony began. However, the monument that would dominate the St. Louis skyline was not quite ready for the public. It..."

"It was March 17, 1886. Paper and ink seemed inexhaustible. St. Louisans had their choice of 16 newspapers, four of those published in German. In a small shop at 11 North Eighth Street the first edition of The Sporting News rolled off the presses a..."

"Moral reform societies sprung up throughout the United States in the late 19th century and literature was on their hit list. Several of these authors were mentioned numerous times in Meredith Wilson’s hilarious Broadway musical, The Music Man. But..."