The Long Road to Antietam, by Richard Slotkin, draws connections between the Union victory at that bloody 1862 battle and Lincoln’s decision to free the slaves.
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Lincoln’s midterms
Every president faces a shift in Congress after two years, but this halftime show was especially dangerous.
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Charmed Life of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker
When America’s WWI Ace of Aces Edward Rickenbacker became president of Eastern Air Lines, he said: ‘I will always keep in mind that I am in the greatest business in the world… and I can serve humanity more completely in my line of endeavor than in any other.’
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Watson’s Whizzers – Saving the Me-262
After WWII, “Watson’s Whizzers” returned a handful of German Me-262s to the air, ushering in the U.S. jet age.
Civil War Facts
Need basic facts about the Civil War? Read here to find out when it started and ended, what caused it, who won, and more.
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Greatest Aircraft Carrier Duel
Operation A-Go was meant to trap the U.S. Fifth Fleet in the Marianas. What followed was a disaster for Japan—and a “Turkey Shoot” for the Americans.
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The Lynching of Assassin Jim Miller
In 1909 citizens of Ada, Oklahoma, outraged at the murder of local farmer and former Deputy U.S. Marshal Gus Bobbitt, held
a long-overdue necktie party for the notorious ‘Killin’ Jim’
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German POWs: Coming Soon to a Town Near You
Americans on the home front had to cope with an unprecedented enemy invasion as thousands of German POWs moved in for
the duration
George Pickett
Facts, information and articles about George Pickett, a Confederate General during The Civil War […]
Braxton Bragg
Facts, information and articles about Braxton Bragg, a Confederate General during The Civil War […]