Deborah Lynn Blumberg

Deborah Lynn Blumberg is a Maryland-based writer and editor and the president of the Washington D.C. chapter of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Her work has appeared in publications including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and MarketWatch. She’s building a collection of artifacts from the former New York City department store her family owned, Gertz. Find her at deborahlynnblumberg.com

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Discovered on an ancient Syrian clay tablet, 'Hurrian Hymn No. 6' is a 3,400-year-old fertility hymn and the oldest known song with surviving musical notation.

Americans faced hunger, fear, violence—and divided loyalties.

It accused Louis XIV of a scandalous affair.

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For one thing, you'd likely have to share a bed with a stranger.

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