When in 1964 Louisville-born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., converted to Islam, taking as his […]
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Daily Quiz for August 1, 2018
The 1844 U.S. presidential campaign between Whig Henry Clay and Democrat James Polk was largely decided in Polk’s favor because of the 62,000 votes received by third candidate James Birney representing this party.
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Face Facts: ‘Little Mac’ Outwitted Lee at Antietam
Two Civil War words tend to bring everyone’s blood to the boiling point: George McClellan.
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Restless Roamer
John Ledyard’s mother hoped her son would be a missionary to Native Americans, but the Connecticut-born Dartmouth dropout had a different mission: to see the world and all its peoples.
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‘I’m Going In’: The Fearless Legacy of William H. Pitsenbarger
The airman stayed behind so that others might live.
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Artists | The Big Picture
Commissioned to memorialize the 1st Canadian Division’s heroic stand at Ypres in 1915, Richard Jack delivered on a grand scale
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Rambling: Of Grave Interest
At Philadelphia’s historic Laurel Hill Cemetery, Russ Dodge feeds his Civil War obsession
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Daily Quiz for July 31, 2018
This U.S. state capitol building features a stained glass window in honor of Barney Ford, a man who escaped slavery in 1848 and later became wealthy as a successful businessman.
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MHQ Book Review: The Second Battle of the Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne By Michael S. Neiberg. 217 pp. Indiana University […]
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All Quiet Along the Potomac
Our lexicographer considers some quotations associated with leading Civil War commanders. Great military leaders […]