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The Centennial Fire

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by Chris Wimmer

The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to…
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Mississippi Murder Mystery

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by Tom Clavin

On March 17, 1886, one of the most shocking mass murders in…
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The First President

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by Tom Clavin

This month, 234 years ago, the first Electoral College voted to elect George…
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Crazy Horse and Custer

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by Tom Clavin

June 25th marks the anniversary of the Little Bighorn battle that resulted in…
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Celebrating the Holidays: 15 Books History Buffs Will Love

by The History Reader

While the holidays are primarily a time to reconnect with family and…
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A Tip From Uncle Sam with Christmas Greetings

by William K. Klingaman

In the midst of World War II, department stores across America were…
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The Golden Age of the Pullman Car

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by Jack Kelly

2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.…
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The First Wells Fargo Detective

by John Boessenecker

For fifteen years, Henry Johnson had his hands full as Wells Fargo’s pioneer…
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Alexander Cochrane and the Enduring Myths of the War of 1812

By Willard Sterne Randall The War of 1812, often called “the forgotten conflict,” is probably the…
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The Broadcasting Legend Who Discovered T. E. Lawrence

by Mitchell Stephens During the First World War Lowell Thomas was confirming—as he zipped to Europe,…
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The Notorious Kid Curry

by Tom Clavin

It might be hard for some of you to believe that the film…
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What Can We Learn from Red Dead Redemption?

by Tore C. Olsson

In his new book Red Dead's History, Tore Olsson reveals the gritty and brutal world that…
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Pat Nixon and “Panda Diplomacy”

by Heath Hardage Lee

As spring came to Washington in 1972, there was little rest for…
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The Decade in Southern History that (Almost) No One Is Talking About

by Tore C. Olsson

Imagine a bookcase large enough to contain all the works ever written…
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Uncovering Stories in Small Archives

by Kathleen Sheppard

Mary Charlton Jonas (1874-1950) returned to her work at the Egypt Exploration Society’s…
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Butch Gets Busted

by Tom Clavin

This month is the 130th anniversary of when Butch Cassidy was sent to prison in Wyoming for…
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Adventure, Shipwrecks, and the History of the World

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David Gibbins's day job is anything but normal. Gibbins has worked in underwater archaeology all his…
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John Colter: The First Mountain Man?

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by Tom Clavin

One of the joys of researching and writing (with Bob Drury) Throne of…
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