For generations, historians have downplayed the American Revolution as a squabble between elites. But the revolution unleashed egalitarian forces its architects could neither control nor contain.

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The USS Gerald R. Ford feeds thousands of sailors every day with only two massive high-tech kitchens, replacing the old system that required far more cooks and space. From touchscreen ovens to fresh ...

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