An artist’s foxhole-level view of war during World War II.
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How the Pecan Strike Cracked San Antonio’s Power Structure
Mexican-Americans’ brave stand against city politicians, the Catholic Church, and the police changed labor history
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Daily Quiz for August 5, 2019
He is the only man to have been President of the United States and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
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Daily Quiz for August 4, 2019
These specialized patrol boat were called “monsters” by the Vietcong.
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Daily Quiz for August 3, 2019
This was the world’s first purpose built “flying aircraft carrier”.
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Photos of Winston Churchill at War
The inexhaustible Churchill seemed to comprise many individuals—all of them determined to prevail.
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12 Movies With Real Airplanes in Starring Roles
Before computers generated images of aircraft soaring through the sky, aviation films had real planes and real aviators at the controls.
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Audiobook Review | Nikola Tesla: The Father of Modern Technology
Richard Munson recounts the life of this idiosyncratic genius inventor whose pioneering work transformed the twentieth century.
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Hell on Peleliu, 1944
The grinding 73-day fight for the Pacific island of Peleliu was all for naught, as a neighboring atoll proved of far greater strategic value
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Daily Quiz for August 2, 2019
The oldest known work by a European artist in North America was painted in this year.