The Bosnian capital of Sarajevo was the site of the most prominent siege of […]
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Audiobook Review: Killers of the Flower Moon
Greed has inspired many crimes, but few as heinous as those committed during Osage County, Oklahoma’s “Reign of Terror”…This audiobook makes a haunting experience of David Grann’s relentless exposé of unpunished criminality.
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At Pearl Harbor, the US Recovered Its First Japanese Zero — But the Mystery Only Deepened
The first chance to inspect the iconic Mitsubishi Zero revealed surprisingly few hard facts.
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Forget Twitter, What Counts Is Face Time
Only recently have national leaders gone eye-to-eye. Is the world safer?
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Dudley LeBlanc, the Hadacol Huckster
Louisiana pol had a salesman’s charm, wit, a and a product with a wicked kick
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What We Learned From… Siege of Jadotville, 1961
On June 30, 1960, amid violent riots after 52 years of colonial rule, Belgium reluctantly granted independence to Congo. No longer satisfied with the status quo, black enlisted men in the Force Publique (Congo’s military) mutinied against their white Belgian officers, and the country soon erupted in anti-white violence
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Daily Quiz for February 9, 2018
On March 1, 1869, this state became the first to ratify the fifteenth amendment granting voting rights to African-American men.
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Hallowed Ground: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Few place names evoke such strong emotions in the American psyche as Valley Forge, […]
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Military History Review: National World War I Museum
National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial 100 W. 26th St., Kansas City, […]