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Francis Scott Key
A Poem or a Song: What Was Francis Scott Key Writing That Night?
by Marc Leepson Francis Scott Key loved poetry. From the time he was a child, he…
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September 16, 1814: Francis Scott Key and the Star-Spangled Banner
By Marc Leepson The man who named that flag, Francis Scott Key, witnessed the Battle of…
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Francis Scott Key
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
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?
by Tom Clavin
One of the joys of researching and writing (with Bob Drury) Throne of…
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Army Rangers on D-Day
by Tom Clavin
As many of you are aware, this week marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day,…
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The Legendary Doolittle Raid Over Tokyo
In his new book Vanishing Act, author Dan Hampton reveals the gripping, untold story of a…
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The Way to Santa Fe
by Tom Clavin
Toward the end of Throne of Grace by Bob Drury and yours truly, the Santa Fe…
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Like Father, Like Son: From Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan
by Tom Sileo
Bob Ollis doesn’t like talking about his harrowing experience in Vietnam. To help…
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