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Why We Love Pirates: Arrrr Obsession With the Rogues of the Sea

by Claire Barrett12/2/202212/2/2022

An interview with Dr. Rebecca Simon on her latest, “Why We Love Pirates: The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever”.

The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy: Weak Power, Great Power, Superpower, Hyperpower book cover.

‘The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy’ Review: Becoming a Superpower

by Mike Oppenheim11/29/202211/29/2022

English and French vessels clash in Hudson Bay

This Minor Sea Battle in Hudson Bay Handed North America to France — For a Time

by Jon Bradley and Sam Allison11/22/202210/6/2022

vienna-armor

What Made A Good Suit Of Medieval Armor?

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher11/15/202211/15/2022

Redheads Who Changed History

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher11/4/202211/4/2022

Love Mac and Cheese? You Can Thank the Slave of A Founding Father For It

by Claire Barrett11/1/202211/1/2022

Is There Any Historical Truth In The Story of ‘Frankenstein’?

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher10/24/202210/26/2022

Independence Hall in Philadelphia while the Continental Congress met to write the Declaration of Independence 1776. Color lithograph

How American Revolutionaries Ran This Wealthy British Loyalist Family Out of Philadelphia

by Jonathan House10/4/202210/4/2022

The Life Guards: The UK’s Enduring Military Tradition

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/19/202210/26/2022

President Lyndon Johnson, right, poses May 14, 1968 at the White House with four winners of the nation's highest award, the Medal of Honor. Decorated for valor in Vietnam, they are, from left: Air Force Capt. Gerald O. Young, of Anacortes, Wash.; Navy Bosn"s Mate James E. Williams, of Rock Hill, S.C.; Marine Sgt. Richard A. Pittman, of Stockton, Calif. and Army Spc. 5 Charles C. Hagmeister, of Lincoln, Neb. Others are unidentified. (AP photo)

Is the Medal of Honor Overrated?

by Jerry Morelock9/6/20229/6/2022