One of history’s greatest generals accidentally led from the front.
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Why Howard Hughes Flew the Spruce Goose Only Once
75 years ago, Howard Hughes got his gigantic flying boat into the air. It never flew again.
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Love Mac and Cheese? You Can Thank the Slave of a Founding Father for It
You can thank Thomas Hemings, once enslaved to Thomas Jefferson, for bringing the dish to America.
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How We Reunited a WWII ID Bracelet With Its Owner’s Family
Magazine reader helps solve a mystery
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Book Review: What It Took to Win / A History of the Democratic Party
Dissecting the Democrats.
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Did This 19th-Century Man Go Too Far to Protect … a Dam?
John Deitz came out shooting and ended up behind bars.
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Antietam Aftermath: How the Ravages of War Devastated the Town of Sharpsburg
An interview with historian Steven Cowie on his latest, “When Hell Came to Sharpsburg.”
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What Civil War Grave is Featured in ‘Night of the Living Dead?’
You’ll never watch the movie the same again!
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How This Escaped Slave Got His Revenge on the Confederacy
Abraham Galloway escaped to Canada but risked it all to return.
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Where Is the Body of Billy the Kid’s Most Famous Victim?
The author sets out on a quest to find the body of Deputy Bob Olinger. Was he successful?