The United States’ oldest decoration has undergone several changes of purpose and criterion since […]
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Yorktown: Delivering News to the Continental Congress
Listen up my children and you shall hear…of quite another gallop than the ride […]
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British Prison Ships: A Season in Hell
Colonial American captives aboard Britain’s horrific prison ships cried, starved, and prayed for death […]
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The Humble and Violent Beginnings of the Scottish Dirk
And the birds of the air shall be gorged with their prey, When the […]
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Why Most Towns in Greece Have Streets Named After Lord Byron
warrior-poets: myth or reality? In the later 1930s, prominent writers such as George Orwell, […]
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Watching George Washington Become a Great Leader
History Channel miniseries follows the Virginian’s path from British officer to Continental Army commander to revered first president
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General John Stark: A Patriot Who Rose Above Rank
Overlooking a studied insult by Congress, John Stark rallied to the Patriot cause at Bennington in 1777
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Aftermath of an Assassination
Recently discovered letters and a review of the life of Henry Ames Blood, historian, […]
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What Happened to Riches Filched from Fredericksburg?
Precious household goods and objets d’art disappeared after Yankees plundered the city. Some pieces were returned.
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Sworn Enemies to be Good Friends
For nearly four years, Baroness Riedesel, wife of a German general, was shuttled around […]