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Do We Believe in Equality?
by Michael A. Bellesiles
One of my favorite stories from the long struggle for equality concerns…
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“A Declaration” that Changed the Course of History
by Rick Atkinson
The fateful news traveled swiftly on the post road from Philadelphia, covering more…
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How General George Washington Spies Defeated the British
by John A. Nagy General George Washington was always concerned about spies. They were a constant…
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FDR Secures the Declaration of Independence, May 13, 1942
by Stephen Puleo May 13, 1942, Securing the Declaration of Independence at the U.S. Bullion Depository,…
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Jefferson’s “Scientific” Declaration of Independence
by Tom Shachtman Before Thomas Jefferson began to write a draft of the Declaration of Independence,…
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Drafts of the Declaration of Independence
By Callie Oettinger From the Library of Congress: This is the only surviving fragment of the…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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The Cave Man
by Tom Clavin
Did you know that there was a series of events known as the…
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Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
Cold Crematorium is the first English language edition of a lost memoir by Holocaust survivor József…
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