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Woods didn’t announce his invention from a lecture hall or an exhibition floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Ben Montgomery, an enslaved man, developed an improved steamship propeller in 1854 but couldn’t patent it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

A state that prohibited slavery from its founding and sustained a strong industrial economy, Ohio became an oasis for African-Americans seeking legal freedom during the slave era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“We are grateful to the Justice Department for rejecting this effort by a prosecutor in Paris to compel our CEO and several employees to sit for interviews,” an xAI official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Ahead, an engine revved, an AC unit buzzed.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith