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Washington’s Survival Depended on Makeshift Flotilla
Small force of Navy ships battled Confederate guns to keep the Potomac open for traffic
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Gremlins: A Pilot’s Worst Nightmare
It’s an old pilot’s tale: the idea that airplanes are sometimes infested with tiny mischief makers
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The Superhighways of the Industrial Revolution Were Canals
Bad roads and mountains made ditches and locks the most modern mode of transportation—for a while
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Tracking Down the Past: Mobile
The city of Mobile, Alabama’s largest, has long been over- shadowed by New Orleans, […]
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Gettysburg from the Top
Few things are more satisfying to historians having a long-standing question answered, especially when […]
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Confederate Conscription Woes
Gloom, deepening by the week, had settled across the Confederacy as the winter of […]
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How Navy Hero Dorie Miller’s Bravery Helped Fight Discrimination in the U.S. Military
Dorie Miller, the first American hero of World War II, helped clear the way for others by doing what he was not allowed to do.
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How Capital Cannons Protected the Endangered District of Columbia
To protect Washington from surrounding Southerners, Maj. John Barnard built a network of forts and gun emplacements. It was only tested once.