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WCAG Headingby Steven Watts In the crisis of masculinity that preoccupied so many in late 1950s…
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab With the North Korean invasion halted, the…
WCAG Headingby Tim Pat Coogan ‘MacNeill’ was Eoin MacNeill, the ostensible leader of the Irish Volunteers,…
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab On 17 September 1944, the Anglo-Canadian 21st…
WCAG Headingby John Haywood The Wendish Crusade In 1144, the crusaders lost the key city of…
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab The Gustav-Cassino Line was a German defensive position…
WCAG HeadingMichael E. Haskew Nicknamed “Little Dynamite”, the 75mm pack howitzer proved its worth with the…

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WCAG Heading When Harold Macmillan, now the Prime Minister, visited the Soviet leader Nikita…
WCAG Headingby Mark Thompson It’s May 13, 1940. Winston Churchill has been prime minister of the…
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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall

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by Jack Kelly

In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…

Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp

Ben West's painting of Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky.

by Tim Queeney

In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…

Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam

by Alex Vernon

Alex Vernon of Peace is a Shy Thing discusses reality versus cinema during…

Historical Summer Reading: June 2025

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10 Genius Ideas from the Roman Empire That Still Matter Today

The Roman Empire Got It Right

by Steven Marr

The Roman Empire’s brilliance is far from ancient history. The Roman Empire Got…

Chor-Bazaar: The Thieves Market

by Nev March

The Silversmith's Puzzle author Nev March explains the storied history…

The MKULTRA Conspiracy

by John Lisle

Project Mind Control's John Lisle explains how something as classified…

Featured Excerpt: Whack Job

by Rachel McCarthy James

Whack Job is a brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational…

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