In 1921 the largest labor uprising in U.S. history roiled West Virginia—and riveted the nation.
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Vincent R. Capodanno: The Padre Who Gave His All for Wounded Marines
When Peters was dead, the man the Marines called “The Grunt Padre” went back into the field of fire on his way to other wounded and dying Marines.
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Banzai Charge at Cowra
At a remote camp in New South Wales, Australia, plotted a mass breakout to regain their honor
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Daily Quiz for January 14, 2020
This German World War One flying ace’s autobiography was titled in English: Ace of the Iron Cross
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Book Review: The Polar Bear Expedition
James Carl Nelson recounts the North Russian Intervention, intended to keep WWI supplies sent to Russia from falling into the wrong hands
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Unfettered Turkeys: Airplanes That Never Should Have Flown
It’s easy enough to design a bad airplane, but it takes real gumption to put it into production despite all signs to the contrary.
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Wallis Simpson, Nazi Sympathizer?
With #Megxit trending on Twitter, inevitably talk has turned from Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan Markle, to the other American to marry into royalty – Wallis Simpson.
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Jazzman James Reese Europe Taught White America How to Swing
After leading the Harlem Hellfighters in battle, the renowned band leader lost his life in a backstage fracas.
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Daily Quiz for January 13, 2020
Before 1915 the avocado was referred to as this in the United States.
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Daily Quiz for January 12, 2020
This Vietnam War general has a statue on the main campus of Texas A&M.