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1977: The Amityville Haunting and the Enfield House

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by Roger Clarke ‘Just before I died, I went blind, and then I had an ’aemorrhage…
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Hawai’i: A History of Political Correctness

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by Jame L. Haley

by James L. Haley Anyone who has been attuned to teaching history for any length of…
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When Multiculturalism Was Young…

by Jeff Chang In the 1980s, multiculturalism seemed a danger to the nation. Books filled the…
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Jefferson’s “Scientific” Declaration of Independence

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by Tom Shachtman Before Thomas Jefferson began to write a draft of the Declaration of Independence,…
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The Afghanistan War’s “Heart of Darkness”

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by T. Jefferson Parker October 7, 2014 marks the 13th "anniversary" of the war in Afghanistan…
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My Time On the Set With Marlene Dietrich

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by Rory MacLean Why are we drawn to certain cities? Perhaps because of a story read…
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1969: My Summer and the Most Controversial Ryder Cup Ever Played

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by Neil Sagebiel 1969 was a big year in my life and the life of my…
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The Final Outcome: Braddock Tigers Football and the Strike of 1959

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by Greg Nichols For reasons that had nothing to do with Eisenhower, Taft-Hartley, or the Supreme…
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What Happens Before the First Shots Are Fired?

by General Tony Zinni Throughout our history we have committed our military to action hundreds of…
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A Poem or a Song: What Was Francis Scott Key Writing That Night?

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by Marc Leepson Francis Scott Key loved poetry. From the time he was a child, he…
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