25 photos show what life looked like for Americans 150 years ago

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America looked very different in 1870.

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How the Black aristocracy of the Gilded Age ushered in a new era of education and freedom

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"The Gilded Age."

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Gold domes, historic statues, and nods to state flags: Photos show what the capitol looks like in every state

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Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford.
The Connecticut state capitol.

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Mike Pence's relationship with Donald Trump 'broke down' after January 6. Here are other presidents and vice presidents who didn't get along.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence, right, speaks as former President Donald Trump looks on.
Former vice president Mike Pence (right) speaks as former president Donald Trump looks on.

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In 1916, the US began forcing Mexicans crossing the southern border to take kerosene baths. That tactic was later studied by the Nazis.

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A masked worker fumigates a bracero at the Hidalgo Processing Center in Texas.
A masked worker fumigates a bracero at the Hidalgo Processing Center in Texas.

Leonard Nadel Photographs and Scrapbooks, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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