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The Centennial Fire

Centennial

by Chris Wimmer

The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to…
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The Room Where It Happened

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by Egil "Bud" Krogh and Matthew Krogh

by Laura Dail In the summer of 1971, the Special Investigative Unit, or SIU that would…
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FDR and American Politics During WWII

Color Portrait

by Peter Shinkle

Amid all the momentous battles and horrific tragedies of World War II,…
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Watergate: “The CIA had no involvement in the break-in”

by Jefferson Morley

Scorpions' Dance is the untold story of President Richard Nixon,…
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The President, the Spymaster, and the Fuel of Investigative History

by Jefferson Morley

I started out as a newspaper reporter, which led to investigative reporting, which…
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Diana Churchill: Winston’s Special ‘Chum’

by Rachel Trethewey

As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins, Winston and Clementine…
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Glorious Chaos: A Kid in the Newsroom

by Carl Bernstein

The following is an excerpt from Carl Bernstein's Chasing History, a triumphant memoir…
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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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Joe Kennedy: A Complex and Shocking Ambassador

Joseph Kennedy

by Susan Ronald

To say that there were more than a few things I found shocking…
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Inventing Equality: A Crack in the Foundation

by Michael A. Bellesiles

In his new book, Inventing Equality, Michael A. Bellesiles tracks the evolution…
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Featured Excerpt: President Carter

by Stuart E. Eizenstat

Grounding the B-1 Bomber Exclusive picture of President…
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Wednesday, Bloody Wednesday

by Tom Clavin

Depiction of the fighting near Dunker Church by Thure…
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The Finest Rough-and-Tumble Fighter

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by Jack Kelly

Florence Kelley’s father, William, taught his daughter to read in 1866 using books…
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Contrasts in A Place to Hide

by Ronald H. Balson

A Place to Hide is my ninth novel and the seventh set…
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The Notorious Kid Curry

by Tom Clavin

Kid Curry, born as Harvey Logan. Public domain via…
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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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