In 1850 a Comanche war party attacked Fort Worth— at least according to early […]
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The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872
Knowing that diamonds are an investor’s best friend, two prospecting cousins, Philip Arnold and […]
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Stonewall’s Greatest Joy
The cruel war allowed the Confederate general only two chances to see his beloved daughter.
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On Top of the World
Robert E. Peary focused fearlessly on a single quest: to stand where East meets […]
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Ernest Hemingway Toasts J.D. Salinger
Ernest Hemingway was roaring drunk when he suffered his war wound. It was May […]
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Lincoln at Petersburg
The 16th president had an emotional real-life encounter with black soldiers you won’t see […]
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The War’s Biggest Blunder
William T. Sherman had many opportunities to capture Augusta’s ordnance complex. And didn’t even try.
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Why Former Confederate Frank Huston Joined Forces With the Sioux
The “unreconstructed Reb” lived among the Lakotas but probably wasn’t at Little Bighorn.
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The F7U Cutlass: Vought’s Visionary Fighter
To Navy pilots in the early 1950s, the sweptwing F7U Cutlass looked like a fighter of the future, but they soon learned looks can be deceiving.
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Deciding Whether to Live or Die: George Gay, Midway Survivor
Midway was an improbable victory, but nothing was more improbable than what happened that day to Ensign George H. Gay.