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How the Spanish Armada Was Really Defeated

Spanish Armada off the English Coast
WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading By Robert Hutchinson The Spanish Armada campaign of 1588 changed…
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The Dow Jones Celebrates an Anniversary

WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading By Milton Ezrati The venerable Dow Jones Industrial Stock Index…
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Video: The Terrible Choice Faced by Early Pilots

WCAG Heading by John F. Ross At the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies—the…
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Flying Marine One: A Q&A with Colonel Ray L’Heureux

Marine One White House
WCAG Heading Colonel Ray “Frenchy” L’Heureux flew the last four presidents during his time piloting Marine…
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Five Surprisingly Modern Ideas in Shakespeare’s Writing

William Shakespeare
WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading By Dan Falk Science, as we think of it today,…
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Seven Surprising Ways Hollywood Has Influenced Politics

Nixon and Kissinger meet with John Wayne
Wcag Heading Wcag Heading Wcag Heading By Timothy Stanley It is hard not to think about…
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Why Pilots Didn’t Wear Parachutes during World War 1

World War 1 plane crash
WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy John F. Ross When brand new technology first appears it’s often striking…
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The Truth about Lincoln’s Beard

Abraham Lincoln

by Daniel Stashower

WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy Daniel Stashower My son’s history teacher thinks I’m spreading lies. To be…
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A Brief Note about the Passing of Jeremiah Denton

WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy Alvin Townley “I used to be a Senator,” Jeremiah Denton explained when…
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Lost Nuclear Bombs and Malaysia MH370

WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy L. Douglas Keeney A gust of wind whirled up some dirt which…
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Writing Characters With a Historical Perspective

by Charles Finch

Historical fiction author Charles Finch knows firsthand the challenges of making sure his…
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