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The displays of wealth and power at the recent weddings of billionaires, like Bezos-Sánchez's nuptials, are a callback to the Gilded Age.

Robert La Follette saw politics as a never-ending struggle for democracy and fairness and preached perseverance.

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President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. See how those policies affected everyday Americans in the 1890s.

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Explore the pattern of progress and backlash in recent US Presidential elections, including the impact of Trump and Obama.

The next episode of HBO's "The Gilded Age" Season 3 comes out July 6. Here's what time it will release and where to watch.

What Was the Temperance Movement in The Gilded Age? The temperance movement was a moral and political trend wherein followers advocated for “temperance” when it came to alcohol consumption.