Edited by Nancy Tappan It is one of the most celebrated letters in American […]
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The Sullivan Ballou Letter Mystery
In 1990, Ken Burns’ PBS documentary The Civil War introduced the nation to a letter from […]
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The Plot to Kidnap Washington
In 1780 two British military officers planned a mission that could have changed the […]
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Valor | John Lee Levitow
Air Force AC-47 gunships, called “Spooky” and “Puff the Magic Dragon,” prowled the skies […]
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Interview: Damian Shiels / Irish Emigrants
Although Irish scholar Damian Shiels trained in the archaeological study of conflict, he expanded […]
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Daily Quiz for August 15, 2017
This woman won a Grammy in 1985, an Oscar in 1990, and a Tony in 2002.
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Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
The first American B-17 raid on occupied Europe 75 years ago gave U.S. commanders […]
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Daily Quiz for August 14, 2017
In 1886, George Westinghouse installed this in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
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Daily Quiz for August 12, 2017
In the early 1800s the Spanish introduced this crop to the Hawaiian Islands.