Rome made sure its worst historical foe would never rise again.
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5 Wild Westerns With New Mexico Ties
Some deal with Billy the Kid’s lively times in the territory — no kidding!
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Time Capsule: What Were the Most Popular Movies, Music, TV Shows, and Books in 1972?
What the Vietnam War generation was watching, reading and listening to 50 years ago.
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Interview: Sinclair McKay / Post-WWII Berlin
McKay talks about his new book, “Berlin: Life and Loss in the City that Shaped the Century,” and doing historical research during a pandemic.
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‘Every City Has History, But Berlin Has Too Much’
‘Berlin: Life and Death in the City at the Center of the World’ is British author Sinclair McKay’s exploration of struggle — and survival — in Germany’s capital during World War II’s final days.
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Who Was Polly Adler, the Celebrity Madame of the Roaring Twenties?
The Russian-born entrepreneur rose from poverty to run a series of high-end Manhattan brothels and befriend the rich and famous.
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Foods of the Great Depression: From Peanut Butter-Stuffed Onions to Edible Lint
We love Campbell’s, Ritz and Kraft mac and cheese today thanks to the Depression. But things were so tough that pocket fuzz was an ingredient for some recipes.
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Old Ironsides Gets its First Female Commanding Officer
Cmdr. Billie Farrell took command of USS Constitution in January 2022.
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3M-54 Kalibr: Is Russia’s Most Advanced Cruise Missile Being Wasted in Ukraine?
The 3M-54 Kalibr was developed by the Novator Design Bureau in 1994 as a counter to the American Tomahawk cruise missile and has been under production in various forms ever since.
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Listen to the Oldest Song in the World
This is the oldest complete song known to mankind, dating to 1400 B.C.