Facts, information and articles about John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. President John F. […]
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Jackie Robinson: Baseball’s Noble Experiment
Jackie Robinson broke the “color line” in baseball, the first African American to play on an integrated major league team. He endured with dignity the racism of many fans and other players and opened major league ball for all black players.
Black History
Facts, Information And Articles About Black History In The United States.
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My War – Elizabeth A. Allen
During the Vietnam War, Capt. Elizabeth Allen joined the U.S. Army with a master’s degree in psychiatric nursing and served in the Nurse Corps on the front lines at the 71st and 12th Evac Hospitals tending to the injured and dying
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Interview: Senator Chuck Hagel / Vietnam Combat Veteran
Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam veteran and former Nebraska senator, talks about his combat experience, serving alongside his brother Tom, and his recent selection to lead an advisory committee for the 50th anniversary events commemorating the Vietnam War.
Emancipation Proclamation
Information and Articles About the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the […]
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Review – In Country: Remembering the Vietnam War
Essential bits of the warrior’s reality for a stunningly vivid portrait of the Vietnam War
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2012 Spur Award: The Alamo, Well Remembered
The 1836 Battle of the Alamo, immortalized by Texans, also remains in the national memory, thanks to Travis’ line in the sand, Crockett’s death and lesser ‘battles’ that ensued there
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Daily Quiz for September 19, 2011
Attorney David Wills housed this famous American the night before his guest delivered a historic speech.
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Book Review – Fragging-Why U.S. Soldiers Assaulted Their Officers in Vietnam, by George Lepre
Although there had been similar assaults in the U.S. armed forces, fragging had never been as routine as it became in Vietnam.