On July 26, 1953, revolutionaries Fidel and Raul Castro stage a bloody coup against their government that leads to the establishment of communism in Cuba
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Daily Quiz for July 24, 2019
From 1857 to 1861 the Butterfield Overland Mail Trail carried mail from the east to a terminus in this California city.
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Review | The Plague of War: Athens, Sparta, and the Struggle for Ancient Greece
In The Plague of War, Jennifer T. Roberts gives us an up-to-date and vivid […]
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Richmond’s American Civil War Museum Brings New Life to History
Newly opened venue breaks new ground in telling stories of the people who lived […]
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‘Lie Down or You Will Be Killed, Sergeant!’
Irish-born teenager John Brosnan took command at Petersburg and made a futile rescue attempt that cost him his arm
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D-Day in 16 Objects
On the 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune, a portfolio of selected armaments and artifacts
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What Did You Do in Vietnam?
The demeaning response to men who said they served in rear areas.
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Daily Quiz for July 23, 2019
This is what the Cherokee called Andrew Jackson.
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Trolleys’ Time: When Streetcars Were Desired
Before commuter rail lines, interurban trolleys electrically connected cities, small towns, and even amusement parks
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Eyewitness to the Battle of Atlanta
In late July 1864, Major General William T. Sherman’s Union army closed in on […]