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The Legend of the Braddock Tigers

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by Greg Nichols Big Bertha, a massive driving sled, haunted the Tigers’ dreams. It was rare…
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Inside the Fight: Level Zero Heroes

By Michael Golembesky It all started with a promise—a promise that I kept to the members…
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Three Reasons the British Should Have Won the Revolutionary War (and Three Reasons the Patriots Did Win)

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By Jack Kelly George Washington called the American victory in the Revolutionary war “little short of…
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A ‘Most Honest Horse Thief’: James Byrnes’ Role In Japan’s Conditional Surrender

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By Paul Ham Upon his swearing in as President Harry Truman’s Secretary of State, on 3rd…
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The Man Who Burned Washington D.C.

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By Peter Snow The only time other than 9/11 that an outside force has attacked the…
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Shedding the Mythology of the Good Slaveholder

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By Chris Tomlinson Tomlinson Hill is the stunning story of two families—one white, one black—who trace their…
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Today in History: The Death of the Romanovs

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On this day in history, 96 years ago, the Romanov Family was awakened from their sleep…
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Life on the Streets of Victorian London

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By Judith Flanders One of the earliest changes to the streets was the arrival of public…
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The Invasion of Okinawa

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By P. T. Deutermann The invasion of Okinawa (April 1, 1945, to June 22nd, 1945,) turned…
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The Lost Lives of the Romanov Sisters

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By Helen Rappaport What more is there possibly to know, you may ask, about the Romanov…
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