The Epic Collection features 40 John Wayne films, including 22 of his Western classics, though it leaves notable gaps in his filmography.
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Mormon Handcart Horrors
In 1856 Mormon leader Brigham Young beckoned companies of faithful Saints across the Plains to Utah Territory tethered to these ‘two-wheeled torture devices’—with disastrous results
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Daily Quiz for September 25, 2014
The US Marines who ended John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry in 1859 where led by this man.
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Nobody Wanted the A-10 Warthog—and Now It’s the Military’s Most Beloved Plane
The A-10 Warthog has survived repeated attempts to put it out to pasture. Now its time may finally be up.
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Daily Quiz for August 27, 2014
The 1864 Democratic candidate for President of the US was this former Union general.
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How Do You Compare the Leadership of Lincoln and Davis in the Civil War?
How do you compare the leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis during the […]
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Case Closed: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Gulf of Tonkin – A secret report reveals how easily soldiers, spies and politicians can jump to a conclusion and plunge the country into war.
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MHQ Reviews: America’s Revolution at Sea
A series of mini-stories that illuminate the nitty-gritty of colonial America’s desperate struggle at sea
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The Will of McLaury
‘It was as cold-blooded and foul a murder as has been recorded,’ Texas lawyer Will McLaury wrote after brothers Tom and Frank fell in the gunfight near the O.K. Corral
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Taos Mutiny of 1855
The heated street brawl against stiff-necked Major George Blake, pictured at right, led to the disintegration of Company F, 1st U.S. Dragoons, in New Mexico Territory