1914 Christmas Eve Truce World War I was only months old on Christmas Eve […]
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Never Forgotten: Accounting for American MIAs
Joint Task Force–Full Accounting continues the effort to recover the remains of the 1,991 Americans still missing in Southeast Asia.
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The Irish Brigade Fought in America’s Civil War
Their casualties were enormous but their courage and capacity for fun were legendary. General Lee, himself, gave highest praise to these Yankees of the Irish Brigade.
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Picture of the Day: December 25
Thomas Nast’s Santa Claus German-born illustrator Thomas Nast, widely recognized as the father of […]
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Picture of the Day: December 23
Madam C.J. Walker Entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker was the first black American woman millionaire. […]
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Korean War: A Fresh Perspective
Forty-five years after shipping out to fight in Korea, Harry Summers got new insight into what the war had been all about.
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Fenian Raids: Invasions of British-ruled Canada
A year after America’s Civil War ended, scores of Irish Americans who had once fought for the Union or the Confederacy joined forces against a new enemy–British-ruled Canada.
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Picture of the Day: December 22
Rachel Jackson Dies Rachel Jackson, beloved wife of Andrew Jackson, died of heart disease […]
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George Crook: Indian Fighter
Against the Apaches in Arizona Territory and the Sioux and Cheyenne in the northern Plains, Crook did his job more effectively than most Army leaders on the Plains.
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The Space Shuttle
Shuttles are the highest, fastest airplanes, but they can’t break the image barrier back on the ground.