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The Incredible Case of Monsignor Scarano
by Gianluigi Nuzzi In March 2013, before the election of the new Pontiff, the prosecutors’ offices…
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Who really were the Mitford sisters?
by Laura Thompson
Take six girls, all of them rampant individualists, and let them loose upon…
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Reserva del Comandante: Fidel Castro’s Private Account
by Juan Reinaldo Sanchez To free himself from all control, Fidel had long ago created, in…
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Alba Marina Escobar: Where did Pablo Escobar’s Money Go?
by Juan Pablo Escobar Juan Pablo Escobar writes, after his father's death, his aunt Alba Marina…
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Jim Lovell: The Eagle Scout That Saved Apollo 13
by Alvin Townley Jim Lovell: Troop 60, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jim Lovell later described the event as…
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Elie Wiesel: Night
Preface to Night by Elie Wiesel If in my lifetime I was to write only one…
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Charles Finney: The Original Billy Graham
by Jack Kelly Charles Finney and the Erie Canal Billy Graham ‘s long career invites comparisons…
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Theodore Roosevelt: The Original War on Terror
by Michael Wolraich Theodore Roosevelt and Terrorism Some years ago, an unstable young man committed one…
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Eddie Sachs: Tragedy 1964 Indy 500
by Art Garner Eie Sachs: A Curtain of Smoke and Flames “He really embraced it, made…
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Copernicus: The Formula for Genius
by Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna Copernicus: The formula for flourishing genius A flourishing of genius…
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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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The Cave Man
by Tom Clavin
Did you know that there was a series of events known as the…
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