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7 groundbreaking technologies that won WWII
The range of technologies that were created and adapted during the course of World War II reshaped the 20th century in ways few could have anticipated at the time: both the battlefield and society. As is often the case, the pressure to succeed in war we t
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Watch Vintage Newsreel Footage of the D-Day Landings in Normandy
This 80-year-old archival footage shows Operation Neptune—the code name for the landings on the beaches at Normandy.
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U.S. Navy Battleship Guns Were Going to Attack Japan Up Close to End WWII
Summary: In 1945, as World War II neared its end and with Japan's naval capabilities largely neutralized, the U.S. Navy found an unexpected use for its battleships: bombarding Japanese industrial and urban centers to inflict strategic damage.
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Shays’ Rebellion Explained: A New Governing System for the New US
The early United States suffered from a weak economy and lack of central authority. In 1786, a rebellion almost destroyed the fledgling republic and led to the US Constitution.
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13 Facts About the Constitution Most People Don't Know
Sure, many of us have read or been told about essential documents in the world. Some might disagree about which of these rank at the highest level of importance, but disagreement sparks debate. In turn,
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On This Day In Space: Aug. 29, 1965: Gemini 5 breaks spaceflight duration record
On Aug. 29, 1965, two NASA astronauts returned from their record-breaking Gemini 5 mission.
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Pearl Harbor Was the Worst Military Defeat in U.S. History
Pearl Harbor will never be forgotten. It created an ever-present analogy that reminded everyone what could happen when enemies are appeased or ignored, and the country lets its guard down militarily. Pearl Harbor taught war planners that economic sanction
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Our Current House Fight Doesn't Hold a Candle to the 1855-56 Speaker Vote
As I’m writing this, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) just lost his eighth vote to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming speaker of the House. For all of the weeping and gnashing of teeth, the whole situation is kind of funny — as long as your name isn’t Kevin McCarthy.
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The Letter That Helped Start a Revolution
The Town of Boston’s invention of the standing committee 250 years ago provided a means for building consensus during America’s nascent independence movement.
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6 Key Figures From the Wars of the Roses
The 15th century Wars of the Roses were a series of brutal and deadly battles. Find out which events shaped Britain’s bloodiest civil conflict.
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The American Revolution: your guide to the 18th-century war of independence
How close did the British come to winning? When did the French intervene? Discover these and other surprising facts you may not have know about the American Revolutionary War…
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The Battle of Midway Was 80 Years Ago: It Must Be Remembered
The Battle of Midway in June 1942 is one of the most decisive naval battles in history. Japan's navy lost four aircraft carriers.
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Alternate history: what if George III hadn't 'lost' the colonies
Professor Andrew Roberts tells Jonny Wilkes why a British victory in the American Revolutionary War could have led to the creation of an all-powerful English-speaking empire, governed from New York
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Why Russia Can't Seem to Win in Ukraine: Study the Winter War of 1939
The Winter War, forgotten by many as an appetizer to World War II, has many similarities to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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8 of History's Strangest Taxes
History is full of kings and governments who have tried to earn money by taxing anything from beards to bachelors.
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Son of a pilot shares how a West Point ring saved his father from the Nazis during WWII
Son of a pilot shares how a West Point ring saved his father from the Nazis during WW2
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Beware Political Agendas That Come With Thanksgiving 'Myth-Busting'
Revisionist histories are nearly always written (or posted to the internet) with an agenda in mind — it's no different for the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving.
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How Wild Bill Hickok Became an American Legend
Wild Bill Hickok personified the archetype of the gentleman gunfighter in the history of the American West. HowStuffWorks looks at his life and times.
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U.S. History Doesn’t Need To Be ‘Reframed’ Around Identity Politics; It Already Has Been
The myth that students and readers are getting some rose-colored version of American history is nonsense. So what is the 1619 Project really trying to do?
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Disney history: how has the corporation shaped our perception of the past?
Over the course of its near-100 year history Disney has repackaged, or 'Disneyfied', a number of real historical people and events. Here, historian Dr John Wills explores the real history behind six Disney films: Song of the South (1946); Davy Crockett, K
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12 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses were the civil wars fought in England and Wales between the Yorkist and Lancastrian dynasties between 1455 and 1485. Though historians can’t agree on precisely when and where the conflicts concluded, the general consensus is that t
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How a Tiny Cape Cod Town Survived World War I's Only Attack on American Soil | History | Smithsonian
A century ago, a German U-boat fired at five vessels and a Massachusetts beach before slinking back out to sea
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$2.5 Million in World War II-Era Cash Discovered Beneath Winston Churchill's Former Tailor's Shop | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
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15 Countries That Existed 100 Years Ago but Don’t Anymore
From the collapse ancient empires to the renaming of exotic places, the map of the world looks very different now than it did a century ago.
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Have we really found Amelia Earhart's bones? | Science | The Guardian
A new study claims that the Nikumaroro Island bones are those of the famous aviator. But some researchers remain skeptical
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The Nazis fooled the world for 16 days in 1936—and we’re allowing it to happen again
It's worth remembering today, after North Korea's appearance at the Olympics, and as Russia and Qatar gear up for the World Cup.
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Here are eight things you might not know about the moon - Business Insider
Forty-seven years later, we're still learning new things about Earth's dusty companion. And some of the things that we do know about it are pretty...
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Was the skeleton found in the Leicester car park really King Richard III? Experts raise doubts | History Extra
The discovery of the king’s remains in Leicester in 2012 made worldwide headlines, but now experts have raised doubts about whether we can truly say the bones are his. Emma McFarnon reports. This article was originally published in May 2014
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That Debt From 1720? Britain’s Payment Is Coming - NYTimes.com
Prompted by record low interest rates, the British government is planning to pay off debts it racked up over hundreds of years.
