Revolution: Mapping the Road to American Independence, 1755-1783, by Richard H. Brown and Paul […]
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Book Review: Martha Jefferson / An Intimate Life With Thomas Jefferson
Martha Jefferson: An Intimate Life With Thomas Jefferson, By William G. Hyland Jr., Rowman […]
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Henry Morton Stanley Goes To War
Private William H. Stanley, which was what he called himself then, marched forward in […]
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Confederate Lieutenant Fogle at Antietam
Primary Sources: Bloodletting at Burnside Bridge September 17, 1862. Confederates defending the stone bridge […]
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America’s Atomic Bombs: Destroyers of Worlds
To end a war that had engulfed the globe, Americans built earthshaking weapons
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Daily Quiz for August 7, 2015
The Zulu lost an early version of Rourke’s Drift against these people.
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What Was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
On August 6th, 1965 President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, claiming, “The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice.”
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American Journalist Dorothy Thompson Underestimates Hitler
Adolf Hitler had shown little interest in talking to foreign reporters, but in late 1931, when he was widely seen as Germany’s next leader, he finally agreed to meet with Dorothy Thompson, a savvy American reporter with a keen eye and a crisp style.
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Enola Gay: Pilot’s-eye View
Captain Robert Lewis preserved an archive of an epic moment in history