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Christmas in 1920s America
by Maia Chance
In 1921, Frances Lester Warner described a Christmas Eve scene in Boston with…
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America’s First Native American Doctor
by Joe Starita
On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree—becoming the…
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FDR and Al Smith: An Unlikely Political Alliance
by Terry Golway Like many state senators in the spring of 1912, Franklin Roosevelt was a…
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Folk Rock Explosion: Protest Music in Summer 1965
by Andrew Grant Jackson
by Andrew Grant Jackson More than half a century ago, friendly rivalry between musicians turned 1965 into…
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Robert Todd Lincoln—Blessed and Cursed
by Philip Jett Robert To Lincoln did not resemble his famous father. At seven inches shorter…
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Henry James, the Bowery, and New York Jews
by Alice Sparberg Alexiou
by Alice Sparberg Alexiou In 1904, at the apex of his career, Henry James came home from…
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The Hells Angels’ Role at Altamont
by Saul Austerlitz Puttering in mostly unnoticed among the stream of vehicles making their way onto…
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The History Behind the Mystery: The Devil’s Half Mile
by Paddy Hirsch
Journey back to New York City in the days in which our nation…
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Madame Claude: Her Secret World of Pleasure, Privilege, and Power
by William Stadiem In post-WWII Paris, Madame Claude ran the most exclusive finishing school in the…
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The Unsolved Murder of Robert F. Kennedy
by William Klaber & Philip Melanson Updated for the 50th anniversary of the murder of Robert F. Kennedy, Shadow…
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The Wreck of USS Monitor
by David Gibbins
Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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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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