The men who poured drinks in Old West saloons also served as bouncers, arbitrators, stakeholders and trusted confidants
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Courtroom Clash: Holocaust Studies Professor vs. Holocaust Denier
Mick Jackson’s “Denial” (2016) illustrates the complexity of a contentious revisionist historian receiving equal justice under the law
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The Families’ Civil War: The Fight to Recognize Black Military Service
Congress has begun debating the possibility of awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the nearly 200,000 Black people who served in the U.S. military during the Civil War
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Babyn Yar: Outrage After Russian Missile Appears to Strike Holocaust Memorial in Ukraine
Babyn Yar stands as a perilous reminder of horrors past amid the deadly Russian invasion
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Did the U.S. Consider Using Nuclear Weapons in Vietnam?
The short answer is yes, though with important qualifications
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Bucketworthy Battlefields To Explore
Here are 10 hallowed grounds to visit before you die
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A Road Paved With Reds: J. Edgar Hoover’s Fight Against Communism
J. Edgar Hoover’s path to a life of fighting crime began with the Palmer Raids
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‘Forever Burned Into My Memory’: One Airman’s Recollections of Operation Babylift
An airman’s service on the harrowing 1975 Operation Babylift
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Charles Norman Shay’s Job in Normandy Was to Save Lives
Shay, a member of the Penobscot Nation, served with the 1st Infantry Division as a combat medic and landed in the first wave at Omaha Beach
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‘Candy Bomber’ Gail Halvorsen, 101, Waged an Ideological Battle for Berlin
During the 1948–49 Berlin Airlift, U.S. Air Force transport pilot Gail Halvorsen made a heartfelt decision that became the public relations coup of the Cold War.