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The Origins of War

by Robert L. O'Connell4/9/20182/12/2019

Do we, like the ants, have organized aggression embedded in our genes? Is it a part of human nature? Or is war learned behavior? Can we ever tell when war began, and where?

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Daily Quiz for April 9, 2018

by HistoryNet Staff4/9/20183/12/2018

He was the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

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Daily Quiz for April 8, 2018

by HistoryNet Staff4/8/20183/12/2018

She was the first US born saint.

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Daily Quiz for April 7, 2018

by HistoryNet Staff4/7/20183/12/2018

The world’s largest public collection of Bing Crosby memorabilia was begun in 1957 in this city.

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ACW Review: Raintree County

by Gordon Berg4/6/2018

Raintree County (1957) Directed by Edward Dmytryk The behind-the-scenes drama of MGM’s lumbering adaptation […]

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ACW Book Review: Civil War in Loudoun County

by Gordon Berg4/6/2018

The Civil War in Loudoun County, Virginia by Stevan F. Meserve, History Press, 2008, […]

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ACW Book Review: Lincoln’s Censor

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Lincoln’s Censor: Milo Hascall and the Freedom of the Press in Civil War Indiana […]

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ACW Book Review: Lincoln at Peoria

by Don Rightmyer4/6/2018

Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point by Lewis E. Lehrman, Stackpole Books, 2008, $29.95 […]

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ACW Review: Cenantua’s Blog

by Kelvin Holland4/6/2018

(cenantua.wordpress.com) Civil War blogger Robert Moore’s online moniker is “Cenantua,” which is believed by […]

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ACW Book Review: Thomas Ewing, Jr.

by Eric Ethier4/6/2018

Thomas Ewing, Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General by Ronald D. Smith, University […]

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