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Book Review: Soldiers in the Army of Freedom
Ian Spurgeon provides a history of the first black regiment to fight in the Union Army—the 1st Kansas Volunteer Infantry (Colored)
The Defense of Van
In the spring of 1915, while the world watched events in the Dardanelles, one small Armenian community in a distant corner of the Ottoman Empire waged a desperate battle of national survival.
The Real History of Memorial Day
The true history of Memorial Day has nothing to do with backyard barbecues.
Audio: Four Long Years- A WWII Veteran Describes His Emotional Return Home
George Scanlon, a World War II veteran, describes his reunion with his parents.
Daily Quiz for May 1, 2016
Organized in 1925, The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters ended in this year.
Showdown on the Rio Grande
On May 13, 1846, the U.S. Congress declared war on Mexico, unaware American troops had already fought and won two battles
War Cartoon Collector Warren Bernard
Bernard discusses the history of the editorial-political cartoon, from its 16th century origins to today’s digital drawing board
Book Review: The Democratic Soldier
William Phalen recounts the adventures, and misadventures, of French-born mercenary Gustave Cluseret
Daily Quiz for April 21, 2016
This president ordered the U.S. flag to fly over the White House and other government buildings and urged the same over all American schools, a custom still followed.