A dangerous contest developed over Korea to determine who would emerge from the war as America’s top fighter pilot.
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Why Martinsburg Remained Blue in Red Virginia
Martinsburg’s Unionist passion was so unshakable, Confederates resorted to calling the key western Virginia town ‘little Massachusetts.’
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Uncommon Grit: Navy SEALs in Training
Take a closer look at the harsh reality of Navy SEAL training through these powerful images
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From Hair to Opportunity
Rochester working girl builds an empire of businesswomen and changed the salon experience.
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How a New York Dentist Developed a Unique “Volley Gun”
The Billinghurst Requa Battery, a breechloading gun, consisted of 25 horizontally arrayed barrels and required a crew of three to work it.
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Navy Ship to be Named After Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient
“One of the hardest things about the medal is that you’re really not allowed to forget about it.”
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Battle of the Mounts: Two of the Civil War’s Fiercest Cavalry Commanders Face Off
In June 1864 two of the Civil War’s fiercest cavalry commanders faced off at Trevilian Station, Virginia.
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Create Your Own M*A*S*H Chopper
To faithful viewers, the helicopter that swooped in with wounded GIs in Korea was known as a M*A*S*H chopper.
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Book Review: True Grit
Colorado’s Ridgway Western Heritage Society offers John Wayne fans a wide-format, photo-laden 50th anniversary look at the filming of True Grit
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Skeletons in Buckskin at the Alamo
The murky fate of the Texian dead grows murkier after human remains turn up inside the famed San Antonio mission chapel