This was the last time a Presidential election was decided by a vote of the House of Representatives.
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Book Review: Photographing Texas
Texas historian Richard Selcer presents images from “Fort Worth Five” photographer John Swartz and brothers
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‘Me travel?…not this summer’: These WWII-Era Posters Are Eerily Spot On
During the Second World War the U.S. government peppered the nation with propaganda posters containing […]
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Daily Quiz for April 8, 2020
In 1972 journalist David Halberstam called the Kennedy/Johnson administration this.
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‘I survived Guam, I can get through this bulls–t’ — WWII Vet, 95, Makes Full Recovery From COVID-19
Good news has become scarce of late as the novel coronavirus wreaks havoc on […]
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Death Stalks the Capital
A deadly epidemic in Philadelphia shut down the nation’s business and taught Americans an important lesson: Good health is good policy
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Daily Quiz for April 7, 2020
After World War II, Kurt Tank, the designer of the Focke-Wulf Fw-190, designed a jet fighter for this country.
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History ‘Buffs’: Five Former Politicians Who Liked to Keep Fit
As we move into our 475th week of quarantine, and our resolve to become the next Jane Fonda diminishes with every slice of pizza, let’s looks back the nation’s fittest politicians.
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How ‘OK’ Became OK With Americans
A 19th-century journalism fad made the abbreviation central to our lingo.
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Daily Quiz for April 6, 2020
Between 1917 and 1929, hundreds of young women were employed applying this to watches, aircraft controls, clocks and compass faces.