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Posted inNews

At Auschwitz, Jews Composed Music in Secret. Now Their Works Are Being Performed in London.

by Claire Barrett12/5/202312/5/2023

The song is part of a collection of more than 210 pieces of music found in the archives at Auschwitz, never played, until now.

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Posted inPortfolio

These Dr. Seuss Cartoons Were Not Meant for Children

by World War II Magazine12/5/202312/6/2023

Theodor Seuss Geisel used wit, anger, and art to skewer World War II’s bad guys (and that included some Americans, too)

Photo of tourists watching Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park.
Posted inInterview

Yellowstone, a Crown Jewel of Nature

by Carl Zebrowski12/5/202312/5/2023

For Megan Kate Nelson, keeping the
nation’s first national park spectacular remains a heart-felt challenge.

Posted inStories

Inside the Infamous Porn Obsession of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Protégé

by Claire Barrett12/4/202312/6/2023

Julius Streicher didn’t just produce fanciful, smutty and violent content. He also consumed it. Vast amounts of it.

Posted inInterview

Interview: Ann-Margret / Proud To Be An American

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher12/4/20234/25/2024

Ann-Margret discusses her ongoing support for Vietnam veterans in an interview with Vietnam magazine.

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Posted inStories

How Mutiny Aboard the USS Somers Helped Birth the US Naval Academy

by Diana Stancy Correll12/4/20233/15/2024

The mutiny remains one of the biggest and largely untold controversies in the Navy’s history.

Painting of Aerial view of Fort McHenry, c1814: Artist's conception of the dawn bombardment of Fort McHenry on September 13, 1814 by the British Navy under the command of Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane.
Posted inStories

Bombs Burst in Air Over This Famed War of 1812 Fort

by William John Shepherd12/1/202311/2/2023

Amid the British campaign against Baltimore the rockets’ red glare over Fort McHenry gave proof of American resolve.

Spanish harquebus laid over map of North America
Posted inFeature

This Primitive Rifle Won the Southwest for Spain

by Louis A. Garavaglia12/1/202312/1/2023

Venturing into the Southwest frontier, Spanish soldiers used the harquebus to awe unwelcoming Indians and bring down buffalo.

Posted inStories

The Complicated Vietnam War Legacy of Henry Kissinger

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher and Larry Porges11/30/202312/6/2023

Political strategist Henry Kissinger attracted controversy for his actions during the Vietnam War. The debate continues after his death at age 100.

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Posted inFeature

At Rorke’s Drift, 150 Men Were Left Behind To Face Thousands Of Warriors

by Mark Simner11/29/202311/29/2023

When greed for diamonds drew the British Empire into conflict with the Zulu Kingdom, soldiers at a tiny outpost waged a desperate fight to survive.

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