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John Quincy Adams: American President & Patriot
Phyllis Lee Levin From the book: The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams A patriot by…
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When Britain Burned the White House: Harry and Juana Smith
by Peter Snow Harry and Juana Smith Many a soldier has had an exciting life. It’s…
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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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The Man Who Burned Washington D.C.
By Peter Snow The only time other than 9/11 that an outside force has attacked the…
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Fort McHenry: September 12-14, 1814
By René Chartrand On September 12, Baltimore was in view of the 50 British warships. To…
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Charles Sumner Witnesses the “Abraham Lincoln Magic”
by Stephen Puleo
In April 1865, at General Ulysses S. Grant’s Headquarters at City Point, Virginia,…
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The Wreck of USS Monitor
by David Gibbins
Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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