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USS Monitor: The Crew Took Great Pride in Serving on the Famous Ship

The crew of Swedish Inventor John Ericsson's Monitor took great pride in serving on the renowned 'cheese box on a raft.'

Today in History: Born on January 27

1693

Anna "Ivanovna", Tsarina of Russia.

1706

John Baskerville, inventor of the "hot-pressing" method of printing.

1853

Jose Marti, Cuban poet and journalist, known as the "Apostle of the Cuban Revolution."

1912

Jackson Pollock, influential abstract expressionist painter.

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America's Civil War

Stumbling in Sherman’s Path

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Brenden W. Rensink: People of the Borderlands

In his recent book Native but Foreign the author takes a close look at the Yaquis on the southern border and Crees and Chippewas on the northern border

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This Week in History: August 24 – War of 1812: The British Set Fire to the White House

At the height of the War of 1812, the British invade Washington DC, setting fire to everything as they stormed into the capital.

Civil War Cannon

USS Monitor: The Crew Took Great Pride in Serving on the Famous Ship

USS Monitor: The Crew Took Great Pride in Serving on the Famous Ship

Stumbling in Sherman’s Path

Brenden W. Rensink: People of the Borderlands

This Week in History: August 24 – War of 1812: The British Set Fire to the White House

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