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by Tom Clavin

In January 1869, construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge. Obviously, work got underway…

by Egil "Bud" Krogh and Matthew Krogh

by Laura Dail In the summer of 1971, the Special Investigative Unit, or SIU that would…

by Kevin R. C. Gutzman

The Jeffersonians chronicles the lives, policy initiatives, and critical decisions of…

by Tom Clavin

The following is an excerpt detailing the Mier Expedition, and it can be…

by Peter Shinkle

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

by Tom Clavin

78 years ago Joe Moser was shot down during his 44th mission. Joe…

by Daniel Stashower

You helped bring down Al Capone before you turned thirty. What do you…

by Tom Clavin

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

by Tom Clavin

Annie Oakley is one of those Wild West figures whose name is familiar…

by Jefferson Morley

Scorpions' Dance is the untold story of President Richard Nixon,…

U. S. History

The Centennial Fire

by Chris Wimmer

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

War and Reconciliation

by Tom Clavin

Douglas “Pete” Peterson was born in Omaha and raised in Nebraska and Iowa.…

The Rise of the Weimar Republic

by Susan Ronald

In the following excerpt from Hitler's Aristocrats, author Susan Ronald discusses the Weimar…

Crary of the North…and South

by Tom Clavin

 It was on May 3, 1952, that a plane landed on the North…

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…

A Long Journey Home

by Tom Clavin

During my recent book tour promoting the release of Follow Me to Hell,…

The Windsors at War

by Alexander Larman

When I finished writing The Crown in Crisis, the book that has become…

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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