U. S. History

Brooklyn Bends

by Tom Clavin

In January 1869, construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge. Obviously, work got underway…
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The Room Where It Happened

by Egil "Bud" Krogh and Matthew Krogh

by Laura Dail In the summer of 1971, the Special Investigative Unit, or SIU that would…
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Thomas Jefferson on Slavery and Abolition

by Kevin R. C. Gutzman

The Jeffersonians chronicles the lives, policy initiatives, and critical decisions of…
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Black Bean Meant Death

by Tom Clavin

The following is an excerpt detailing the Mier Expedition, and it can be…
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FDR and American Politics During WWII

by Peter Shinkle

Amid all the momentous battles and horrific tragedies of World War II, American…
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War and Peace

by Tom Clavin

78 years ago Joe Moser was shot down during his 44th mission. Joe…
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Eliot Ness’s Second Act: Murder, Mayhem…and a Dancing Grandfather

by Daniel Stashower

You helped bring down Al Capone before you turned thirty. What do you…
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The Last of His Tribe

by Tom Clavin

August 29th is the anniversary of the discovery of Ishi. No, this is…
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The Shootist

by Tom Clavin

Annie Oakley is one of those Wild West figures whose name is familiar…
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Watergate: “The CIA had no involvement in the break-in”

by Jefferson Morley

Scorpions' Dance is the untold story of President Richard Nixon,…
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U. S. History

The Centennial Fire

by Chris Wimmer

The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to November…
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War and Reconciliation

by Tom Clavin

Douglas “Pete” Peterson was born in Omaha and raised in Nebraska and Iowa.…
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The Rise of the Weimar Republic

by Susan Ronald

In the following excerpt from Hitler's Aristocrats, author Susan Ronald discusses the Weimar…
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Crary of the North…and South

by Tom Clavin

 It was on May 3, 1952, that a plane landed on the North…
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Meet the White House Plumbers

by Egil "Bud" Krogh and Matthew Krogh

by Laura Dail and Matthew Krogh HBO's new miniseries White House Plumbers imagines the story of…
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A Long Journey Home

by Tom Clavin

During my recent book tour promoting the release of Follow Me to Hell,…
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The Windsors at War

by Alexander Larman

When I finished writing The Crown in Crisis, the book that has become…
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Old Houses of the West

by Sandra Dallas

Novelist Sandra Dallas joins us to discuss the inspiration behind her latest book,…
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