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The Renegade Texan Who Made NFL History

Giles E. Miller and his wife, Betty, complete purchase of franchise to be called Dallas Texans with NFL Commissioner, Bert Bell, January 1952. Courtesy of Wikimedia. Public Domain.

by David Fleming

As David Fleming began researching his book, A Big Mess in Texas, he…
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Featured Excerpt: Brady vs. Belichick

by Gary Myers

Read an excerpt of BRADY VS. BELICHICK, a unique and unparalleled look into…
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Pop Warner and the World’s First Indoor Professional Football Tournament

WCAG Headingby Steve Sheinkin After four seasons at the Carlisle Indian School, Pop Warner was already…
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Coach Chuck Klausing: Football in the Shadow of Paul Brown

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Wcag Heading by Greg Nichols Wcag Heading Chapter 1: In the Shadow of Paul Brown From…
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The Final Outcome: Braddock Tigers Football and the Strike of 1959

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WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG Headingby Greg Nichols For reasons that had nothing to do with Eisenhower, Taft-Hartley,…
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The Legend of the Braddock Tigers

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WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading by Greg Nichols Big Bertha, a massive driving sled, haunted…
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Army-Navy Football: 100+ Years in Images

WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy Callie Oettinger Nov. 29, 1890: First Army/Navy football game was played at…
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The NFL and the Medal of Honor

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WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading By Clint VanWinkle Nearly 28,000 people braved the rain to…
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The Importance of Mud

by Jane Ziegelman

Once Upon a Town author Jane Ziegelman credits her studies in cultural anthropology…
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Featured Excerpt: The Escapes of David George

Map from The Escapes of David George. Credit: Credit: Springer Cartographics

by Gregory E. O'Malley

When most Americans think of slavery, they do not picture the colonial…
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Five New History Books to Read This February

From the dramatic story of a Black man’s relentless search for freedom in Revolutionary-era America to…
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Galileo’s Secret Sauce: People Skills

A portrait of Galileo by Flemish painter Justus Sustermans. Circa 1640. Public domain. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

by Matt Kaplan

In I Told You So!, author Matt Kaplan reveals how scientists from Darwin…
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Anne Sebba’s 7 Most Important Holocaust Books

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by Anne Sebba

On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was finally liberated. In The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz, New York…
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The Landmarks of Mary Ann Patten’s Maine

by Tilar J. Mazzeo

New York Times bestselling author Tilar J. Mazzeo gives a behind-the-scenes look…
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Dolly Parton Knows Who She Is

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, 1969.

by Martha Ackmann

Lifelong fan Martha Ackmann shares with The History Reader why she felt drawn…
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Featured Excerpt: Tom Paine’s War

Painting of Thomas Paine by Laurent Dabos. National Portrait Gallery (London). Public domain.

by Jack Kelly

In 1776, Tom Paine's words—and the determination of American patriots—allowed our nation to…
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