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The First-Ever Televised Presidential Debate Was Between Two Women
In 1956, two highly-regarded party figures stepped in for candidates Eisenhower and Stevenson to tackle election issues.
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15 Military Leaders of the American Revolution
The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) was intially a rebellion carried out by the Thirteen Colonies of British America against Great Britain, sparked by...
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Abraham Lincoln and the Jews: 10 Fascinating Facts
Snapshots of Lincoln’s remarkable relationship with Jews.
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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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Why Did America Fight the Korean War?
What was the Korean War? And why was America involved in such a faraway conflict? Was the United States' sacrifice—35,000 killed, over 100,000 wounded—worth…
Politics | Woke Insanity
Google's Ultra-Woke Gemini AI Runs Amok Revising History
Google's latest AI chatbot Gemini is facing backlash for generating politically correct but historically inaccurate images in response to user prompts. As users probe how woke the Masters of the Universe have gone with their new tool, Google has been forc
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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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National Park Service Plans to Remove William Penn Statue from the Site of His Philadelphia Home
Philadelphia, like most cities run by Democrats, certainly has its fair share of problems. Crime, poverty, homelessness, drug addiction, and...a statue of Pennsylvania's founder William Penn erected on the grounds of his home?
Politics | Leftist Lies
Democrats: Cheering For Mass Murder
In 1862, Dakota Indians went on a mass murder spree, butchering more than 600 innocent whites, mostly women and children. The Indians murdered babies, beating their brains out and nailing them to t…
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Did Europe Destroy Native American Culture?
It is undeniable that Native Americans suffered terribly after the arrival of European settlers, but was this the result of malice or tragic inevitability?…
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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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The Doolittle Raid: America’s revenge for Pearl Harbor
After Pearl Harbor, the full, if not immediately enthusiastic, participation of the United States in World War II was all but guaranteed. While there may have been murmurings of a possible attack in military circles, it blindsided the American public, and
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How the Seven Years' War set empires ablaze and set the stage for the American Revolution
The Seven Years' War, spanning from 1756 to 1763, marked the first conflict to be fought on a truly global scale. Engulfing diverse regions from the dense forests of North America to the plains of Europe, the tropical Caribbean, the coasts of West Africa,
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The French and Indian War: The conflict that set the stage for the American Revolution
The French and Indian War, spanning from 1754 to 1763, was a momentous conflict that forever altered the landscape of North America. Not merely a territorial battle between the British and the French, this war was a complex clash involving a diverse cast
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The Largest Battles of the American Revolutionary War
When hostilities commenced during the American Revolution in 1775 between Great Britain and the North American colonies, all the advantages seemed to be on the side of Great Britain, the largest empire in the world. For the next eight years, the two sides
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Is It Time To Reconsider Ulysses S. Grant?
In the late 19th Century, the three individuals most widely regarded as the nation’s greatest presidents were George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and… Ulysses S. Grant?!
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Why George Washington Is History's Only Six-Star General
Thanks to a law passed in 1976, our nation's first president—who died more than 200 years ago—is still the military's highest-ranking official.
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Now . . . it's Ben & Jerry & the injuns!
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream wants the United States to return the Blacks Hills to the Lakota.
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Independence Day: Fourth of July facts you may not know
Each year, Americans celebrate the Fourth of July. The occasion is in honor of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by Congress.
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Ed Smith and the End of American History
Edward C. Smith passed away peacefully on March 11. He was 80. Smith was the first tenured black professor at American University, where he taught history for…
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Was George Washington Really Offered a Chance to Be King of the U.S.? | HowStuffWorks
How close did America come to having a monarchy? HowStuffWorks finds out whether George Washington could have been King of the U.S.
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27 Untold Facts about the Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence is a document that changed the course of U.S history forever. In the year 1776, the continental congress declared the independence of 13 US countries from Great Britain. Here are 27 facts about the declaration of independen
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The 4 Bloodiest US Civil War Battles
General Grant’s campaign in Virginia included four Civil War battles, which he called, “no advantage gained to compensate for the heavy losses.”
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5 Lesser-Known Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Some were well-known, but many others were not. Who were these other men, and why were they important?
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Canceling History Doesn’t Erase It Or Change It
Having just finished yet another Christmas holiday it goes without saying that as we went about our festivities, a large part of those festivities; those celebrations and remembrances, were recollections of the past and people who have gone before us. Whi
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Franklin Roosevelt: The Great Depression | PragerU
To rescue America from the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt attempted to steer the country on a new economic course. He called his plan the New…
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On this day in history, Dec. 2, 1823, President Monroe touts doctrine defending Western Hemisphere
President James Monroe issue the Monroe Doctrine, a muscular defense of American interests in the Western Hemisphere, on this day in history, Dec. 2, 1823.
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When Did The Civil War End? Inside The Complicated History Of The Conflict’s Conclusion
Though Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, the Civil War officially ended on August 20, 1866.
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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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Missing The Lessons Of History
There is a lot of truth in the adage, “history repeats itself.” Even a pedestrian student of history understands that if we ignore the important moments of history – if we ignore the lessons of history, we both hobble ourselves to being able to capi
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Madison’s Montpelier Becomes Race Reeducation Camp
At Montpelier, the home of James Madison, a massive political reeducation effort financed by leftist billionaire David Rubenstein has made it “All About Slavery…
Politics | The Decline Of America
James Madison's Home to Become Site of Massive White Guilt Monument
The Left hates James Madison, as well as Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers, for exactly the same things that make him great and worthy to be celebrated.
Politics | Woke Insanity
Proposed Virginia History Standards Would Remove Washington as 'Father of Our Country'
Standards for teaching history in Virginia public schools must be changed at least every seven years. With the last overhaul occurring in 2015, the
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Writing the Constitution: Miracle in Philadelphia
Spring 1787. The American revolution had been won, but no one seemed to know how to govern the new nation. There was no chief executive, no agreement taxes,…
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James Madison sidelined by woke history in his own home
The globalist billionaire who funded the woke transformation of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello paid for a similar overhaul of James Madison’s house Montpelier in Virginia.
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The Untold Truth Of The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers are law-enforcement officers unique to the Lone Star state, but even fans probably don't know their full history, which dates back 200 years,
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American Revolutionary War: 9 Most Important Battles
From the first shots at Lexington and Concord, to the surrender at Yorktown, we explore the most important clashes of the American Revolutionary War (1775–83)
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PODCAST | The Truth About The Narrative Of Disinformation
I can't begin to tell you how many times someone has asked me who they can trust when it comes to accurate information in the news. The simple answer is that you should trust no one; no newspaper, no columnist, no talking head, no politician. We live
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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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America's 10 Tallest and Shortest Presidents
The average height of the U.S. presidents is 5 feet 10 inches, but there have been plenty of outliers in American history.
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George H.W. Bush’s Broccoli Ban, George Washington’s Cherry Tree Debacle, and 44 More Presidential Misconceptions
Did George Washington really chop down a cherry tree? Did William Howard Taft really get stuck in the bathtub? Those answers and more.
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George Washington: Indispensable Man
George Washington was respected, admired, even revered by his countrymen, and he was the most trusted man of the age. What is more, and different, he was the most trustworthy man. The question of why this is so must be examined if we are to understand Was
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The French & Indian War: Setting the Stage for the American Revolution
The French and Indian War between Britain and France was part of a proto-World War, with conflict in Europe and North America, that set the stage for the American Revolution.
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17 Facts about the American Revolution You Might Not Know
Otherwise known as the Revolutionary War, the revolution was a period of time where the residents of American colonies rose up against their colonial rulers, the British crown. Here are 17 facts about the American Revolution you might not know
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Pearl Harbor: A Day That Lives in Infamy
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy bombed the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor. The surprise attack shocked the nation and brought it into a world…
Politics | The Hall of Idiots
'Shameful Past': Kamala Harris Criticizes European Explorers in Vicious Speech
Echoing revisionist historians, Kamala Harris bashed European explorers who discovered the Americas during a Tuesday speech.
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FDR's secret plea to Hitler
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's secret plea to Adolf Hitler in the summer of 1936, found in newly-uncovered documents. Op-ed.
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1619 Project Author: Privately Funded Black History Program Won’t Teach CRT
The New York Times’ “1619 Project” creator, Nikole Hannah-Jones, said her free after-school literacy program recently launched in her...
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What Was Watergate Really About?
If you ask most people to explain what Watergate was all about, they might say that it was about a bungled break-in that brought down a president. That’s true, but the break-in is the least significant part of the scandal. What else should you know? Radio
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60 Years Ago, Alan Shepard Became The First American In Space
The passing of Apollo 11's Michael Collins along with the 60th anniversary of Alan Shepard's historic flight reminds us how inspiring exploration can be.
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5 Things You Didn't Know About Alan Shepard
Nov. 18 is Alan Shepard's birthday. HowStuffWorks Now shares some little-known facts about the first American in space.
Politics | The Hall of Idiots
Don Lemon Contradicts 1619 Project: ‘Europeans Did Not Found This Country’
After nearly two years of promoting the 1619 Project’s claim that the United States’ founding began when the British imported African slaves, CNN’s Don
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Open Borders: An Assault on Common Sense
We hold these truths to be self-evident
So begins one of the most pivotal pronouncements in the advancement of human liberty. With those words, Thomas...
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Tom Cotton Creates Inspiring Message Explaining Why the Flag Is Backward on Military Uniforms – RedState
An interesting fact that relates to our battles today.
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How A U.S. President And A Former Slave Became Friends
One was born in a one-room cabin in Kentucky. The other, born into slavery in Maryland. In time, they became two of America's best leaders.
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ERASING HISTORY: Georgia Democrats Push to Expunge the Confederate Side of the US Civil War
A group of Democrat state lawmakers in Georgia are seeking the destruction of one of the most iconic symbols of
Politics | Donald Trump
Flashback: Critics dismissed Trump's warning that cancel culture would come for Washington, Jefferson
American icons like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson on the chopping block in San Francisco as its public school board voted to remove their names from its schools, something President Trump warned the country about while he was in office.
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The Spirit of 1776 | National Review
Joe Biden versus a proper understanding of American history.
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When Abraham Lincoln Tried His Hand at Being a True Crime Writer | Mental Floss
In another era, Abraham Lincoln could have made for a great 'Dateline NBC' producer. The future president once penned a true crime tale based on a murder case he worked on as a lawyer.
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5 Presidents Who Didn't Attend Their Successor's Inauguration
On the day of the 2021 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, President Donald Trump will join the small group of presidents who skipped their replacement's swearing-in ceremony.
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Six Other Times People Broke Into the U.S. Capitol
Pro-Trump protesters broke into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. In doing so, they joined an infamous list.
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Last Documented Civil War Widow Dies At 101
The last publicly documented widow of a Civil War veteran died last month at the age of 101. "It is my sad duty to report the death of Helen Viola
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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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Hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, US Marines took on the Japanese in what became the Alamo of the Pacific
The destruction of the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor meant Wake Island was on its own as Japan advanced across the Pacific.
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School Board Votes To Take Thomas Jefferson’s Name Off Of School, Gives Truly Insane Reasons To Justify It | The
On Tuesday, the Falls Church school board in Virginia voted unanimously to change the names of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and George Mason High
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How the P-47 Thunderbolt Helped Win World War II - InsideHook
The P-47 Thunderbolt was an essential part of the Allied effort in World War II. Its design made it a versataile craft and useful in a number of situations.
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10 Things You May Not Know About the French and Indian War
10 surprising facts about the imperial war for colonial domination between Great Britain and France.
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Think the Founding Fathers Were a Bunch of Old Men? Think Again
We see them in paintings of the day as a congregation of arthritic old men, drily deciding the terms of the new republic when, in actuality, some were as young as 26.
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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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Out-Of-Print Children's Biographies Repudiate Uneducated Anti-Americans
Forty years ago, as my children’s book collection proves, grade-school history pedagogy offered a diverse and inclusive narrative about our national past.
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One of President John Tyler's Grandsons Has Died
Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Jr. died on September 26, 2020—175 years after his grandfather John Tyler left the White House in 1845.
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When George Washington Met Moses
Scholars of religious freedom have called Washington’s letter to Moses Seixas and the congregation a milestone in human rights. For the first time, members of religious minorities were granted full partnership in the nation they inhabited as a matter of p
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Chicago-Area Leaders Call for Illinois to Abolish History Classes – NBC Chicago
Leaders in education, politics and other areas gathered in suburban Evanston Sunday to ask that the Illinois State Board of Education change the history...
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The Left Says America Was Built On ‘Stolen Land’; Here’s The Reality That Narrative Ignores
The latest monument to come under fire by the Left is one that they’ll probably need more than a chain and a small band of vandals to pull down. Mount Rushmore, a symbol of “white domination” and “white supremacy” — and, even worse now, the site of a Pres
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Statues Of Christopher Columbus, Stonewall Jackson Taken Down. Abraham Lincoln Statue To Be Removed In Boston.
Left-wing activists succeeded in forcing the removal of more statues and monuments across the country on Wednesday as statues of General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson and Italian explorer Christopher Columbus were taken down. The statue
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
Wisconsin Students Want To Tear Down Statue Of Abraham Lincoln: ‘A Single-Handed Symbol Of White Supremacy’
Student activists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are calling for a statue of former President Abraham Lincoln, who ended slavery, to be removed because, they say, Lincoln is a “symbol of white supremacy.” “Two student organizatio
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Nashville Prep School Ends Annual George Washington Celebration Because It’s Not ‘Relevant To The Way That We Teach History’
A prominent prep school in Nashville, Tennessee has said it will no longer hold its annual celebration of George Washington because its “not consistent or relevant to the way that we teach history today.” The prep school, Harpeth Hall, made the decision l
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R.I.P. Teddy Roosevelt statue, 1940-2020
"It is the right decision and the right time to remove this problematic statue"
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Brian Kilmeade gets exclusive access to unfinished secret beneath Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota is one of the most visited and cherished monuments in the country, but it's long history and secrets are unknown to many Americans.
History | History
The 10 Deadliest Disasters In American History
Before this life-altering pandemic, there have been plenty of other disasters. How did the nation respond? How should you?
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After Backlash From Historians, NYT Forced To Issue Significant Correction To 1619 Project
The New York Times has issued a significant correction to its 1619 Project, a series of articles that has prompted fierce backlash from historians for revising the historical relationship between slavery and the founding of the country. In the August art
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The 1619 Project’s Outrageous, Lying Slander of Abe Lincoln
History and journalism are supposed to ask as many questions as the subject demands. But questions are what the 1619 Project fails to ask about Lincoln.
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You Know Who Else Colonized 'Indigenous Peoples'? Native Americans
The 'settler' argument exacerbates racial tensions by projecting a historical narrative that white persons are always aggressors, never victims.
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George Washington's turbulent retirement
After eight grueling years of war and another eight as the first president, the "Father of Our Country" returned to his beloved Mount Vernon, where his final years were filled with controversy, intrigue, and personal torment
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Burr versus Jefferson versus Marshall | National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Mark Twain once quipped, “Truth is stranger than Fiction . . . because Fiction is obliged to stick to the possibilities; Truth isn’t.” Twain could well have been writing about the trial of Aaron Burr.
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British People Explain How They Were Taught About The American Revolution In School
"British people of Reddit, how is the American Revolution taught in your schools?"–– This was today's burning question from Redditor Shamr0ck01, who did not, contrary to what you may believe, open a terrible can of worms and kick off an imperialist chest-
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'Nuts!' US troops thwarted Hitler's last gamble 75 years ago
BASTOGNE, Belgium (AP) — Pvt. Arthur Jacobson was seeking cover in the snow behind a tank moving slowly through the wooded hills of Belgium's Ardennes, German bullets whizzing by. That was...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About the Battle of Midway
The mighty clash between Japanese and U.S. naval forces in June 1942 ended in a stunning—and surprising—Allied victory.
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Operation Downfall Was America's Plan to Invade Japan (And Millions Would Have Died)
World War II would have ended very differently.
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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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Harriet Tubman's Civil War Raid | Mental Floss
With the Combahee River Raid of 1863, Harriet Tubman earned her nickname "Moses" all over again—and became the first woman in U.S. history to lead a military expedition.
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Warrior in iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photo was misidentified, Marines Corps acknowledges
The Marine Corps corrected a 74-year-old error with the announcement that a corporal from Iowa named Harold 'Pie' Keller helped raise the flag in the Iwo Jima photo, not Pfc. Rene Gagnon
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Florida Man Discovers Original D-Day Audiotapes in His Basement
Bruce Campbell never expected to find some of World War II’s most important radio broadcasts buried in his cluttered basement.
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The O.K. Corral: The Gunfight of All Gunfights
This Gunfight at the O.K. Corral lasted just 30 seconds. But its legend has endured for more than a decade. We dissect the battle's myth and lure.
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How Different Is The U.S. From Pre-War Germany?
Is it really inconceivable for such evil to unfold here in the U.S.? Most would dismiss the question out of hand as ludicrous, arguing that we are blessed by a constitution and a politically-moderate electorate. But so was Germany – until it wasn’t.
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December 1941: How did Pearl Harbor affect Hitler? The Second World War's Most Important Month
From the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to Hitler's declaration of war on the US, historian Laurence Rees explains why December 1941 was such a significant month during World War II.
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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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10 Things You May Not Know About the Jamestown Colony - HISTORY
In May of 1607, a hearty group of Englishmen arrived on the muddy shores of modern-day Virginia under orders from King James I to establish an English colony.
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The race to the Moon was so unpopular at one point, President Eisenhower called JFK ‘nuts’
Enthusiasm for the Apollo program waxed and waned, and when people couldn’t see the value in it, they dubbed it a ‘Moondoggle.’
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George Washington's Final Years—And Sudden, Agonizing Death - HISTORY
The Founding Father left the presidency a healthy man, but then died from a sudden illness less than three years later.
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The US land forever leased to England
Every May, the US Coast Guard and the Royal Navy hold a ceremony on a sliver of North Carolina land where four English World War Two soldiers are buried.
Travel | Travel
Here are 10 fascinating Revolutionary War landmarks across America
Plan a visit to these 10 Revolutionary War landmarks that are both educational and fun for folks of all ages.
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They Belong On the Mall: U.S. Armed Forces Are Defenders of Liberty, Not Tools of Oppression
Tanks on the Washington Mall? They aren't evidence of an impending military coup; they're a symbol of America's military and civilian awesomeness. A quick word on today's special guest star, the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, before we get to the really juic
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Think Trump Is Ruining the Fourth of July? The Founders Couldn’t Even Agree on How to Celebrate It. - POLITICO Magazine
Thomas Jefferson used the holiday to burnish his legacy; others used it to jeer at George Washington; John Adams thought it was commemorating the wrong date.
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The Lessons of the Declaration of Independence
The colonists’ quest for independence from the British in 1776 began with a goal: “to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them.” Declaring independence me
Politics | Politics
Top 9 presidential primary debate moments in US history
As the road to 2020 heats up, here are some of the most memorable moments from past primary debates – ranging from Ronald Reagan and the Clintons to Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
REPORT: It Will Cost $600,000 To Cover Up George Washington Mural That 'Traumatized' San Fran High School Students
It will cost a San Francisco school district more than half a million dollars to cover up a "controversial" mural of George Washington, after a handful of activists complained that the mere sight of the nation's first president was "traumat
History | History
Chasing demons: 75 years on, D-Day haunts, drives its vets
They are back, some for the first time since war stole their innocence 75 years ago on Normandy's D-Day beaches.
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The 20th Century’s Most Important Day Was D-Day. This Is Why. | PragerU
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in northern France. Their goal: to liberate Western Europe from Nazi tyranny. From a distance, it might seem that victory was pre-ordained, but no one felt that way at the time. British milita
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Americans' Loss Of Interest In the Civil War Is Part Of A Disturbing Trend
In an era of historical ignorance and indifference, is it any wonder that Civil War battlefields are drawing fewer tourists?
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Richard Cole, Last WWII Doolittle Raider, Dies at 103
Richard Cole, Last WWII Doolittle Raider, Dies at 103
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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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13 Facts About the War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a defining struggle for Canada, the United States, and indigenous peoples across North America.
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13 Incredible Facts About Frederick Douglass | Mental Floss
The list of Frederick Douglass's accomplishments is astonishing—respected orator, famous writer, abolitionist, civil rights leader, presidential consultant—even without considering that he was a former slave with no formal education.
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Marine recalls fight for Okinawa, last major battle of World War II
Charles Voland, of Independence, was wounded in one invasion and fought in another in Okinawa during World War II.
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How Wild Was Wild Bill Hickok? A Biographer Separates Life From Legend
Tom Clavin’s “Wild Bill” details the life of a legendary gunfighter whose real name wasn’t even Bill.
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45 Amazing Facts About All 44 American Presidents | Mental Floss
Read on to discover which American president wanted to be a concert violinist, which carried a dictionary around in his pocket, and who burned his official White House portrait.
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American history myths: 7 things people get wrong
From the Salem witches who were burnt at the stake to the Declaration of Independence signed on the ‘Fourth of July’, American history is full of misconceptions and mistakes. Here, author Jem Duducu busts some of the biggest myths and separates fact f
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Calvin Coolidge | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
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5 Insane Facts From History Nobody Taught You In School | Cracked.com
It's hard to take your ancestors seriously after you realize how they all smelled.
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Lincoln and Thanksgiving: The Origin of an American Holiday
The very first Thanksgiving happened almost 400 years ago—long before the nation was born. How did it evolve into America’s quintessential national holiday? Credit largely goes to two people—one, a name you know; the other, you’ve probably never h
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Intense photos show the WWII Battle of Leyte Gulf — the biggest naval battle of all-time
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was a decisive Allied victory over the Japanese Navy, which unfolded over the course of three days.
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8 Things to Know about Crispus Attucks. The First Man Killed In The American Revolution.
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
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LARRY ELDER: Slavery - What They Didn't Teach in My High School | Daily Wire
A man I have known since grade school changed his name, years ago, to an Arabic one. He told me he rejected Christianity as "the white man's religion that justified slavery." He argued Africans taken out of that continent were owed reparations.
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Why the 3/5ths Compromise Was Anti-Slavery | PragerU
Is racism enshrined in the United States Constitution? How could the same Founding Fathers who endorsed the idea that all men are created equal also endorse the idea that some men are not? The answer provided in this video by Carol Swain, former professor
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New Discovery Could Finally Solve Creepy Mystery Of America's 'Lost Colony'
It was one of the most profound archeolgical discoveries before it was debunked. But new research may prove the authenticty once and for all.
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The Science of Saving the Declaration of Independence
How science helped—and harmed—efforts to preserve the U.S.'s founding documents.
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What Did the Founding Fathers Eat and Drink as They Started a Revolution?
They may not have been hosting a cookout, but they did know how to imbibe and celebrate
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A World War II Bomber Lost with 11 Servicemembers Has Been Found After 74 Years
Project Recover tracked down aircraft in a bay near Papua New Guinea.
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10 Pivotal Facts About the French and Indian War | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
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Zora Neale Hurston's interview with one of America's last slaves
Excerpt from Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston. In 1931, she sought to publish an important piece of American history — the story of Cudjo Lewis, the only living survivor of the final slave ship to land in America.
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Why George Washington was nearly impossible to kill
He survived tuberculosis, dysentery, pneumonia, malaria, and more.
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Take a Trip Through New York City in the Year 1911
Back in 1911, the Swedish film production company Svenska Biografteatern visited New York City during a trip to America and shot footage of various street scenes. The film has survived through the years in mint condition, and YouTuber Guy Jones created this fascinating 8-minute edit after slowing down the footage to a natural rate and adding in ambient sounds.
History | History
John W. Jones: The Runaway Slave Who Buried Nearly 3000 Confederate Soldiers
He saved lives on the Underground Railroad—then cared for the Confederate dead.
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Dec. 14, 1799: The excruciating final hours of President George Washington | PBS NewsHour
It was a house call no physician would relish. On Dec. 14, 1799, three doctors were summoned to Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia to attend to a critically ill, 67-year-old man who happened to be known as “the father of our country.”
Politics | Politics
The Secret to Henry Kissinger’s Success - POLITICO Magazine
Many think the retired diplomat’s closeness to one man—Richard Nixon—was the source of his power. That gets Kissinger dangerously wrong.
History | History
Why Did the U.S. Sink Captured Japanese Subs After WWII? | Smithsonian
WWII had come to a close, and the U.S. was the first to seize a new class of giant Japanese submarines. The next step was to analyze them quickly and then sink them, before the Russians could learn their secrets.
History | History
THE SHOT THAT ECHOES STILL
Fifty years after one lone prophet who didn’t make it to forty gave up the ghost on a bland balcony in Memphis, this essay is proof that King’s legacy, and Baldwin’s words, remain vital.
History | History
When a Jewish man was lynched for murdering a little girl, the Klan was reborn
On Thanksgiving night in 1915, Joseph Simmons and 15 men gathered at the peak of Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, Georgia. Their faces lit by a flaming cross, they declared that the Ku Klux Klan was…
History | History
In defense of Andrew Jackson
Twitter is a poor place to go if you want to understand Andrew Jackson and the sum of Native American frontier history.
History | History
Did FDR End the Great Depression? | PragerU
Did FDR help end the Great Depression? Did his New Deal improve an otherwise hopeless economy? Lee Ohanian, Professor of Economics at UCLA and consultant to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, explains.
History | History
5 Groundbreaking Firsts That Your History Books Lied About
It turns out that a whole lot of famous firsts are credited to the wrong people, due to politics, bad luck, or outright lies.
News | In The News
The first US coin could have been held by Alexander Hamilton
Coin experts say they have found the first silver piece minted by the United States, one likely held by Alexander Hamilton himself.
History | History
BREAKING: Cornwallis surrenders in Yorktown; End of war may be in sight
YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA (OCTOBER 19, 1781) …
History | History
How Americans Celebrated Independence Day in 1777 | Mental Floss
July 4, 1776, may not be the day the Continental Congress declared their independence from England (that would be July 2). It's not even the day that signing of the Declaration began (that would be a month later and drag on for quite some time).
History | History
The Battleship That Went from Pearl Harbor to D-Day
The D-Day landings featured an immense fleet – including seven battleships. One, HMS Rodney, was notable for being the only battleship to torpedo another battleship. However, one of the American battleships came to Normandy via Pearl Harbor, where she was run aground.
History | History
JFK’s last birthday: Gifts, champagne and wandering hands on the presidential yacht
The party aboard the Sequoia included dinner, dancing and the president's pursuit of a legendary Washington journalist's wife.
History | History
A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence has been found — in England
The only other parchment copy of the document that proclaimed the independence of America's 13 colonies is at the National Archives in Washington.
History | History
Last Doolittle Raider, 101, recalls attack 75 years later
CINCINNATI (AP) — At age 101, retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole says his memories are vivid of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders mission that helped change the course of World War II.
