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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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The Urban-Rural Divide: Deep Roots in American History
by Daniel Blake-Smith The urban-rural divide throughout American history Anyone observing America’s ongoing culture wars, especially…
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Weird Ways to Die in Florida: FDR’s Assassin Giuseppe Zangara
by Craig Pittman Giuseppe “Joe” Zangara: FDR's Assassin In my time covering courts, I tracked down the…
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Swamp Gas: UFOs and the Ford Administration
by Larry Holcombe Swamp Gas Over a period of six days in March 1966, UFOs were…
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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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Five Technological Breakthroughs of the Erie Canal
by Jack Kelly Five Technological Breakthroughs of the Erie Canal A canal is just a ditch,…
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John Humphrey Noyes: Inventing ‘Free Love’
Ellen Wayland-Smith A Minister Is Born: John Humphrey Noyes When John Humphrey Noyes’s mother, Polly Hayes Noyes,…
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Reopening the West Memphis Three
by Dr. Vincent DiMaio and Ron Franscell The West Memphis Three In 1996, HBO aired a…
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Kick Kennedy on the Eve of WWII
by Barbara Leaming Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter…
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U. S. History
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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