March/April 2026 edition of National Geographic History magazine.

Title: "War-torn Village Keeps Christ's Language Alive", by Ryan Biller.

The village of Maaloula is nestled in a cleft in the rugged limestone hills of the Qalamoun Mountains in southwestern Syria. It's the last sizeable settlement where Western Aramaic, the language used by Jesus, is still spoken. The Syrian Civil War scattered its residents but efforts to nurture the language to those who returned and via website hold hope for the future of Aramaic.

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"Prohibition" by Isabel Ravenna.

During Prohibition the U.S .government added toxins to industrial alcohol, knowing it could kill. The result? A chemical war that targeted the poor and reshaped public trust. By the end of Prohibition in 1933, more than 100,000 died from imbibing tainted booze. The public however, knew what the government was doing.

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Nov/Dec 2021 edition of National Geographic History magazine.

Title - "The Birth of Jesus", by Antonio Pinero.

The Christmas story inspires wonder. Famous Renaissance artists depicted scenes from gospel writers Matthew and Luke's birth accounts. Interestingly, gospel writers Mark and John do not mention Jesus' birth at all. Historians are delving into the different accounts written by Matthew and John, and to why Mark and Luke wrote nothing at all.

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