In a tragic postscript to the Civil War, as many as 1,700 Union soldiers, recently released from Confederate prisons, may have died while en route home aboard the steamer Sultana.
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The Dewey-Berry Feud
Daniel Berry and his family were small farmers; Chauncey Dewey was a cattleman who ran a large ranch. Their visions crossed paths in northwest Kansas, with deadly results.
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Cheyenne Chief Tall Bull
Tall Bull led the Dog Soldiers in battle, but his death at Summit Springs ended Southern Cheyenne power.
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Gem Saloon Shootout
William Rayner fashioned himself a Southern gentleman, but the citizens of El Paso usually gave him a wide berth. It took a stranger in town to cut him down to size.
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Robert Fromme Recalls the Death of Staff Sgt. Charles M. Andujar During the Vietnam War
Every name on the Wall represents a story — sometimes survivors just take years to tell it. So it was for Staff Sgt. Charles M. Andujar’s story.
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The Dodge City War
When saloon owner Luke Short was told to get out of Dodge in 1883, he went. But he soon came back, and he was joined by the likes of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday.
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President John F. Kennedy’s Civil Rights Quandary
President Kennedy told the nation on June 11, 1963: ‘We are confronted primarily with a moral issue. It is as old as the scriptures and is as clear as the American Constitution. The heart of the question is whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal opportunities.’
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Against All Odds: U.S. Troops Fight at Elsenborn Ridge
The heroic American stand at the towns of Krinkelt and Rocherath slowed the German advance in the Battle of the Bulge.
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Japanese Submarines Prowl the U.S. Pacific Coastline in 1941
For a week in December 1941, Japanese submarines prowled the U.S. Pacific coastline, searching for merchant ships to sink.
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Interview: Retired Lt. Cmdr. Mike Walsh / A Navy SEAL in the Vietnam War
In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, Navy SEALs were the military’s ‘eyes and ears,’ providing vital intelligence on enemy operations.