With the stroke of a pen on June 29, 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower set […]
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Aftermath of an Assassination
Recently discovered letters and a review of the life of Henry Ames Blood, historian, […]
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New Mexico’s ‘Other’ Las Vegas
“The Other Las Vegas”—that’s what residents of Las Vegas, New Mexico, call their hometown […]
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Alexander Simplot: Civil War Artist
Alexander Simplot and his gang of young friends haunted the streets and steamboat landing […]
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The Forgotten Four Hills That Decided the Fight at Gettysburg
Want to see where the battle was won? Visit the high ground on the Union right.
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What Happened to Riches Filched from Fredericksburg?
Precious household goods and objets d’art disappeared after Yankees plundered the city. Some pieces were returned.
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Daily Quiz for December 11, 2019
This battle made the British the premier colonial power in India.
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Stumbling in Sherman’s Path
Hardee’s field headquarters was about 40 miles from Beauregard’s, but Beauregard might as well […]
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‘This Bloody War’: WWI Surgeon Writes of the Horrors of War
“All the goddamn doctors in the world will not win this bloody war.”
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The Army and Marines’ Heavy Hauler Helicopter in Vietnam
On June 3, 1963, the first four U.S. Army CH-37B Mojave helicopters arrived in […]