Historical Figures
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On the Fourth of July 1825, Gilbert du Motier, known universally as Lafayette, lifted a small
by Paul Kix
This year marks the 60th anniversary of Project C, the ten-week campaign to end segregation in
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It was on May 3, 1952, that a plane landed on the North Pole. Specifically, the
by Egil "Bud" Krogh and Matthew Krogh
HBO’s new miniseries White House Plumbers imagines the story of how political saboteurs E. Howard Hunt
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When I finished writing The Crown in Crisis, the book that has become the first part
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There were four lawmen who participated in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in October
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Every now and then, when writing a biography or social history, a character crops up who
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Women’s History Month is a time for us to take a moment to appreciate all the
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When one thinks of America’s early naval heroes, John Paul Jones and Oliver Hazard Perry usually
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“Love at first sight,” a Harvard College student writes in his private journals. “I have never…
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