With Rebels threatening Washington in 1864, a disgraced Union general held the line at […]
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Belle Gunness’ Poisonous Pen
A century ago, lonely hearts letters lured unsuspecting men to their deaths on an […]
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George Washington, Founding CEO
The “7 Habits of a Highly Effective Founding Father” can be gleaned from Washington’s long and successful career, and 21st-century leaders should take note.
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Pirates of the Revolution
Military outsourcing is making headlines, but it didn’t begin in Iraq. Private contractors played […]
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The Story Behind the Story of a Mass Arrest Plan
On December 23, 2007, Times The New York ran the headline “Hoover Planned Mass […]
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Harpers Ferry, Nestled Between North and South
“Stupendous…worth a voyage across the Atlantic.” Standing by giant blue-gray boulders perched precariously over […]
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Dialogue: The Reporter Who Toppled a Titan
It was David meets Goliath in 1904 when Ida Tarbell published her groundbreaking exposé […]
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American History Chatter- June 2008
Carter’s Grove Gets New Lease on Life The Carter’s Grove plantation in the Hampton […]
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The Unloved, Unlovely, yet Indispensable LST
One of the biggest threats to D-Day success came from the Allied side—with the shortage of a key ship
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American History Review: Smithsonian Folkways
Smithsonian Folkways Ralph Rinzler Archives Jeff Place spends most of his waking hours communing […]