When Rebel guerrilla Champ Ferguson showed up at your house, you could be sure of one thing: you were about to die.
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Abraham Lincoln Prepares to Fight a Saber Duel
One morning in 1842, Abraham Lincoln stood on a Missouri Island, ready to fight a saber duel. What happened next would determine not only Lincoln’s fate, but the future of America.
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Union Officer Julian Bryant: A Voice for Black Soldiers
Union officer Julian Bryant used every tool at his disposal — including influential family connections — to win equal rights and fair treatment for black Union troops.
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Sam Strong: Cripple Creek’s Notorious Millionaire
Fed up with homesteading in Nebraska, Sam Strong went to Colorado Springs with only a few coins in his pocket, but unimagined riches and a mother lode of trouble awaited him in the hills.
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Estanislao: Rebellious Indian Warrior
Named after a Polish saint, Estanislao became an Indian official with a mission–flee Mission San Jose and lead one of the largest Indian forces ever to fight against whites in California.
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Soldiers vs. Apaches: One Last Time at Guadalupe Canyon
Nearly 10 years after Geronimo called it quits following a massive manhunt, the U.S. Army began a smaller campaign against renegade Apaches.
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B.F. Mahoney: The Mystery Man Behind the Spirit of St. Louis
B.F. Mahoney was the ‘mystery man’ behind the Ryan company that built Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis.
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Grumman F4F Wildcat: U.S. Navy Fighter in World War II
A stubby little U.S. Navy fighter did yeoman duty when times were toughest early in World War II.
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Interview: Ivan Kozhedub / World War II Soviet Ace
Air Marshal Ivan Kozhedub was the highest-scoring fighter pilot flying against the Germans during the early 1940s. He tells what it was like to succeed in a learn-as-you-fight conflict.
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The 324th Bomb Squadron’s Forgotten Final Mission
During the Eighth Air Force’s last mission over Europe, members of the 324th Bomb Squadron became embroiled in a dispute with their commanding officer.