At the end of the work day on March 25, 1911, Isidore Abramowitz, a […]
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Of Crimes and Shanghaied Sailors
During the Great Age of Sail in the late 1800s, America’s West Coast ports […]
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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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The Forgotten Four Hills That Decided the Fight at Gettysburg
Want to see where the battle was won? Visit the high ground on the Union right.
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The Grant Memorial
It was a perfect spring day, 60 degrees and dry. The gentle breeze snapped […]
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New York City’s Forgotten Past
For more than 100 years, New Yorkers lavishly celebrated November 25 in commemoration of […]
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A Day to Remember: July 4, 1776
On Independence Day every year, millions of Americans turn out for myriad parades, public […]
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Liberia Was an Experiment Born From Fear and Ambition
Coalition of slaveholders and conservative abolitionists offered black Americans a land of ‘liberty’
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Norton I: Ruler of All He Imagined
He owned San Francisco. With his self-proclaimed royal status as “Norton I, States and […]
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The Hurricane that Saved Jamestown
Blown off course by a Monster storm in 1609, the crew of a single […]