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“Don’t worry about me, for I am coming back soon.” the U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood, June 1918.

  • June 17, 2022
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Young men registering for military conscription, New York City, June 5, 1917. Library of Congress. Before the war, the small forest in France known as Belleau Wood was not memorable in any sense. The United States Marines had that in...

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A Profile in Courage: Margaret Chase Smith and the End of McCarthyism.

  • February 8, 2021
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“Margaret Chase Smith follows in her husband’s footsteps. Washington, D.C., June 10, 1940. Margaret Chase Smith, wife of the late Rep. Clyde Smith, Republican, of Maine, was sworn in today to fill the vacancy left by her husband. Left to...

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The Fraud of 1877: The End of Reconstruction and the Betrayal of a Dream.

  • December 31, 2020
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The end of the Civil War officially freed the four million enslaved persons in the South. Still, it left unanswered what and how to help former slaves become useful and independent citizens. Reconstructionists worked to develop a plan that created...

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“A Chicken for Every Pot.” Herbert Hoover and the Lost Presidency.

  • June 9, 2020
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It is doubtful if Herbert Hoover uttered those words. Still, his 1928 Presidential campaign advertised him as the candidate who promised “a chicken for every pot and a car in every garage,” which translated into the message that most Americans...

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The Different Expectations of Christmas 1944

  • December 28, 2019
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Many Americans thought their sons and daughters would be home by Christmas. It was an anxious time for World War II families. There were many Americans at home who thought the war was over, or would be over, by Christmas....

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The Pressure Cooker of World War I: Woodrow Wilson and The Sinking of the Lusitania.

  • July 18, 2019
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  World War 1 (1914-1918) is generally recognized as the one single event that clearly, and significantly, impacted the world for the next century.  Estimates vary, but between sixteen and twenty million civilians and soldiers died during the conflict, and another...

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Eisenhower’s Decision: Remembering D-Day 75 Years Later

  • June 2, 2019
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Dwight Eisenhower was a nervous wreck. At age fifty-four, and after already serving nearly 30 years in the U.S. Army, he should have been retired. Instead, he was chain smoking four packs of cigarettes a day, drinking eight to ten...

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Child Workers and Workplace Accidents: What was the Price Paid for Industrializing America?

  • March 10, 2018
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It was Friday morning the 28th of August, 1885 and Michael Markham, age 30, was eager to get to work. He was proud of his job at the screw factory in New Britain, Connecticut. Michael was a loyal and experienced...

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Was He a Fraud, or the Real Hero of Gettysburg? The Truth About Daniel Sickles.

  • January 13, 2018
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At his death in 1914, Daniel Sickles’ funeral was on par with that of an American President. Sickles story is an odd one. The Honorable Daniel Sickles was a successful lawyer, a Civil War general, and was even awarded (with...

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Remembering the USS Indianapolis: The Last American Warship Sunk in WWII.

  • December 29, 2017
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The USS Indianapolis was the last major American warship sunk during WWII. With the loss of 883 sailors, it was the worst naval disaster in American history. Returning from completing the most important mission of the war, the one that...

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