Often overlooked for their contributions, the Sikhs fought bravely during World War I.
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Did Ancient Cave Paintings Contain Secret Messages? An Amateur May Have Deciphered Them
An internet sleuth who describes himself as just a “person off the street” has made a discovery that could possibly push the timeline of written language back by tens of thousands of years.
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A Lakota Artist Who Brings to Life Sioux Legends
Author and illustrator S.D. Nelson educates and entertains young readers with his colorful paintings and narrative style.
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Why Greece Paid the Price for the Allied Invasion of Sicily
James Holland explores the darker side of Operation Mincemeat.
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For Some Reason, WWII’s Hottest Club Was Short Snorters, Where Celebs Signed Dollar Bills
Churchill, Patton, Eisenhower and Marlene Dietrich were members — SNL’s Stefon would surely approve.
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This Was the First Real North American Empire
Cahokia and other impressive cities of the Mississippian culture rose and fell before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.
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How Union Veterans Conquered Winchester . . . After the Civil War
After the fall of the Confederacy, these Union veterans made themselves at home in the South.
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How Operation Linebacker II Took the North Vietnamese By Surprise
The Vietnam War’s final bombing campaign hit the communists hard but resulted in unnecessary American losses.
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I Jumped into Normandy on D-Day. My Parachute Almost Killed Me.
Lt. Col. Gerhard Bolland, an 82nd Airborne Division officer, describes what it was really like to parachute during the Invasion of Normandy.
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No, the London Blitz Wasn’t Started By Accident
It is becoming commonly accepted that the German night bombing of London on Aug. 24, 1940 was due to a “blunder” of Luftwaffe pilots.