In recent months the United States and Cuba have been on friendly terms, but history reveals that the two countries may be too close for comfort.
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War of 1898
Pages from a timeworn book provide startlingly immediate images of a war that had ended mere weeks before its release
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Aftermath: How the Doolittle Raid Shook Japan
A new look at the celebrated attack reveals a more pervasive impact than once thought
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Building The Army Of the Potomac
When Edwin M. Stanton assumed the post of secretary of war in January 1862, […]
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Daily Quiz for July 2, 2015
This was the name of the first Polaris missile-armed nuclear submarine.
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Mystery Ship, May 2015
Can you identify this sleek jet fighter from the 1940s? Click here to see […]
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Rare Image of USCT Appomattox Veteran Found
Thousands of United States Colored Troops made the march to Appomattox, but no identified photograph of any of them has been found until recently
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Pinkerton Men vs. Badmen
Pinkerton, then and now, kept an ever-watchful eye on criminal activity in the East and out West — but the detective agency just couldn’t seem to get a handle on the James-Younger Gang.
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‘Great War’ Films
Over the past century filmmakers have sought to capture the horror, heroism and dark humor of that first global war
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‘Nazi Attack on America’ Coming to PBS
‘Nazi Attack on America,’ a compelling new NOVA/National Geographic special, tells the story of U-166, the only enemy sub sunk in the Gulf of Mexico during WWII.