This is a well-written and solidly researched account of the Confederacy’s effort to compete […]
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After Bull Run, Abraham Lincoln Fought a New Battle in the Civil War: Home-Front Journalism
His administration turned a blind eye to the First Amendment in the interest of national security.
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Charles Flinn: The Brutal Murderer Known as ‘Mortimer’
Sentenced to hang, a brutal California stalker and murderer known as ‘Mortimer’ inspired a rescue attempt, confessed to a conspiracy and feigned insanity
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The M109 Self-Propelled 155 mm Howitzer: A Perfect Weapon?
Recommended for you In the summer and fall of 1967, the 4th Battalion, 11th […]
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Daily Quiz for April 21, 2020
The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor, was also known as this to the Allies
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Zephaniah Kingsley: Champion of Free Blacks
Unfolding on colonial Florida’s violent frontier, Zephaniah Kingsley’s story belongs to a paradoxical, pivotal chapter in the history of slavery in the United States.
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The ‘Most Daring Train Robbery’ at Mound Valley
Kansas’ “Billy the Kid” Chadburn teamed up with two other fugitives to “turn a trick” that would bring them cash—and likely more notoriety than they wanted.
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Hitler Celebrated His 50th Birthday—Then Went to War
On April 20, 1939, adoring Germans hailed their leader for making their country a great power again and for stopping short of the all-out war they so feared—or so they thought.
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Daily Quiz for April 20, 2020
Scholars considered this work to be the single most influential book ever on naval strategy.
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Daily Quiz for April 19, 2020
This phrase was first used in 1946 to describe the spectrum of relations between Great Britain and America.