The hidden history of Economy Hall recalls a brotherhood of Black leaders who built a vibrant community.
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Richard Hall, a Veteran of the Famed Tuskegee Airmen, Dies at 97
On Monday Richard Hall, a veteran of the famed Tuskegee Airmen who went on […]
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The Good, Bad and Ugly of William T. Sherman
In ‘The Scourge of War,’ Brian Holden Reid examines the many facets of the famous general in equal measure
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Remembering the Siege of Leningrad
Nazi Germany planned the horrors of Leningrad with more premeditated malice than many historians have previously realized
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The Saint of Auschwitz
Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to replace a Polish soldier from certain death in Auschwitz.
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Surprising Story of the Forgotten Soviet Space Shuttle
The Buran spaceplane never lived up to its potential after it was overcome by political and economic forces beyond its designers’ control.
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How a Male Firebrand Helped Ignite Women’s Temperance Crusade
Survivor of father’s alcohol abuse commits his life to empowering women—and dumping demon rum
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Texas Tough: The Rough and Ready William “Howdy” Martin
William “Howdy” Martin exemplified the officers who kept rough hewn soldiers ready to fight
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Why Convair’s Speedy 990 Lost Out to the Boeing 707
Convair’s 880 and 990 airliners demonstrated that faster wasn’t always better when it came to passenger transport.
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Excerpt from ‘A Shot in the Moonlight’ by Ben Montgomery
“A Shot in the Moonlight” by Ben Montgomery is the true story of George Dinning, a freed slave, who in 1899 joined forces with a Confederate war hero in search of justice in the Jim Crow South.