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August 1944: Liberation of Paris in Images
By Callie Oettinger Mile of August 1944 witnessed an uprising in Paris. By the 25th, the…
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Ho Chi Minh and Thomas Jefferson
By Susan Dunn In September 1945, hundreds of thousands of people jammed the French-looking boulevards and…
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VJ Day in Pictures
By Callie Oettinger In the afternoon of August 14, 1945, in Japan—the evening of August 14…
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Albert Einstein and the Atomic Bomb
By Dr. Jürgen Neffe Albert Einstein, 1879-1955. Credit: Library of Congress. …
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Atomic Letters: Einstein, Roosevelt, Sachs
By Callie Oettinger Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 08/02/1939.Credit: National…
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Stalin’s Order No. 227: “Not a Step Back”
By Catherine Merridale Joseph Stalin. Credit: Library of Congress. Order no. 227…
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How Much Did Stalin Know?
By Micheal D. Gordin On July 16, a day before Terminal began, scientists working for the…
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761st Tank Battalion: Patton’s Panthers Would Not Quit
By Charles W. Sasser A cold January rain drizzled onto the rolling red-dust hills of central…
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The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson
By Callie Oettinger Dodger President and general manager Branch Rickey needed: A man of principle. A…
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Lucky Luciano and WWII’s Operation Husky
By Tim Newark Locked in prison, reading daily newspaper reports of Allied victories, Charlie Luciano got…
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WWII
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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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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