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ABC News by ENJOLI FRANCIS April 21, 2011 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip talk with The Very Rev Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, as they leave the traditional Royal Maundy Service at Westminster Abbey on her 85th birthday, April 21, 2011. Queen Elizabeth II turned 85 years old today and is now the oldest British monarch ever to rule, having served as queen for 59 years. She grew up in a world of luxury. Her parents had 83 personal servants each, five palaces, nine thrones and official duties. Queen Elizabeth II’s 85th Birthday Watch Video Royal Wedding Memories: America Remembers Diana Watch Video Royal Wedding: Prince William’s…

THE RUSH TO OKLAHOMA William Willard Howard Harper’s Weekly 33 (May 18, 1889): 391-94. In 1889 the opening to white settlement of a choice portion of Indian Territory in Oklahoma set off one of the most bizarre and chaotic episodes of town founding in world history. A railroad line crossed the territory, and water towers and other requirements for steam rail operation were located at intervals along the tracks that connected Arkansas and Texas. Two places–Oklahoma Station and Guthrie Station–seemed particularly well located for eventual urban development. In the months before the territory was opened, individuals and groups representing townsite companies scouted these locations and prepared town plans for these…

April 20, 2011 National Latino Museum Plan Faces Fight By KATE TAYLOR This copy is for your personal, noncommercial use only. You can order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers here or use the “Reprints” tool that appears next to any article. Visit www.nytreprints.com for samples and additional information. Order a reprint of this article now. Seven years after opening its National Museum of the American Indian, and four years before the scheduled unveiling of its museum of African-American history, the Smithsonian Institution is being urged to create another ethnic museum on the National Mall, this one to recognize the history and contributions of Latino Americans.…

April 21, 2011 By SARAH LYALL A version of this article appeared in print on April 21, 2011, on page A9 of the New York edition with the headline: Fixating on a Future Royal as Elusive as Cinderella. LONDON — The theme of the walking tour was the forthcoming royal wedding, but the object of the group’s obsession was Kate Middleton, the royal bride. In Mayfair, the guide paused at the next important landmark: the Jigsaw store on Dover Street. “Kate’s struggle to hold down a job since graduating has reportedly earned the displeasure of the queen,” declared the guide, Hana Umezawa, as earnestly as if she were explaining the Spanish Armada.…