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Era Archives:Modern Era

105 Years After His Death, WWI Doughboy Finally Receives Proper Burial

by Claire Barrett6/7/20236/7/2023
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Inspired by a Seed, an Austrian Designer Developed a Family of Airplanes—And the First Warplanes

by Jon Guttman6/7/20236/8/2023

‘The duty to respect is different than the duty to protect’: A Return to Normandy

by Claire Barrett6/6/20236/6/2023
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This Man Never Knew How His Brother Died. World War II Magazine Found Out.

by Larry Porges6/6/20236/13/2023
Photo of a Colonial Revival kitchen that was created in 1930 and sponsored by Oklahoma at the DAR museum.

What Does Home Mean?

by Melissa A. Winn6/6/20236/7/2023
View of Philippi, West Virginia

Tread the Ground that Hosted the First Land Battle of the Civil War

by Melissa A. Winn6/5/20236/5/2023
Cheyenne riders participate in relay race

When the Cheyenne Acquired Horses in the 18th Century, the Connection Transformed the Tribe

by David McCormick6/5/20235/12/2023
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This Famed Director Was Used to Saying ‘Action,’ Now He Would Experience Some For Himself at Midway

by Tom Huntington6/4/20236/4/2023
A 1873 photograph by Timothy H. O'Sullivan captures the fortresslike canyon from the ground as both Spanish and American invaders would have seen it.

Attacked by Both Spanish and American Invaders, This Sandstone Navajo Stronghold Was Built for Defense

by David T. Zabecki6/2/20236/9/2023

Do We Owe a Teen Sailor Thanks For Creating Doughnuts As We Know Them?

by Sarah Sicard6/2/20236/2/2023

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