A 1792 gubernatorial contest between founding fathers George Clinton and John Jay proved that in politics the long game rules
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That Other Cassius Clay
Kentucky native Cassius Marcellus Clay—no, the other one—threw and drew more than his share of hard-hitting punches
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Daily Quiz for February 14, 2017
With an initial nomination in 1954, this multi-talented actor/writer/director/producer has won more Emmys than any other performer.
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Battle Films: The Best Years’ Welcome Home
THE BEST YEARS of Our Lives opens with the fortuitous meeting (1946) of three […]
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Book Review: Hoover’s Secret War Against Axis Spies
HOOVER’S SECRET WAR AGAINST AXIS SPIES FBI Counterespionage during World War II By Raymond […]
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Reviews: The World Wars
THE WORLD WARS Directed by John Ealer. 270 minutes. Aired on History Channel; also […]
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Book Review: Endgame at Stalingrad- The Stalingrad Trilogy, Volume 3
Endgame at Stalingrad: The Stalingrad Trilogy, Volume 3 Book One: November 1942, Book Two: […]
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A Conservation Miracle: The USS Monitor Coat
Ruins hauled up in 2002 from the wreck of USS Monitor, which sank during […]
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A Seabee on Iwo Jima: They Also Served Who Drove Cranes and Cats
ON D+2 WE WERE JUST OFF THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND, in a […]
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Victory Fever at the Tenaru
Japanese troops hit Guadalcanal expecting an easy conquest, but got a brutal surprise. “Forward!” […]