A wonderfully intimate glimpse of Lincoln the public speaker comes to us from his trip to New Hampshire in 1860 to visit his eldest son, Robert, at Phillips Exeter Academy.
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Singapore 1941: Fall of the Gibraltar of the East
In only 70 days, Japanese troops on bicycles sidestepped static defenses to capture the Malay Peninsula, and in an audacious ruse convinced the British to surrender Singapore.
Lost and Found: WWII Readers Share Their Loved Ones’ Memories of the War
As part of World War II magazine’s exploration of what will be lost when those who witnessed history are no longer able to share their memories, we asked readers to share stories they had heard from loved ones who served in the war.
Gang Crackdown: When Stuart’s Stranglers Raided the Rustlers
Because of his great contribution to the state’s early years, Granville Stuart is revered […]
Boston Combusts: The Fugitive Slave Case of Anthony Burns
An eruption in the nation’s abolitionist capital nearly seven years before Fort Sumter foreshadowed the irreconcilable divide between North and South and the fracture to come.
By Chuck Leddy
The James-Younger Gang and their Circle of Friends
During their outlaw careers, the James brothers and the Younger brothers dealt in fine-blooded […]
Singapore 1941: Fall of the Gibraltar of the East
Everyone from Churchill down to the lowest private expected Singapore to hold out for at least three months. By that time, they believed, enough reinforcements would reach the island to make Singapore too well defended even for Yamashita to overcome.
Anglo-Scottish Wars: Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
In the last engagement between English and Scottish national armies, both sides adopted weapons and tactics used on the Continent.
Robert Todd Lincoln: The Perpetual Non-Candidate
Living in the shadow of his revered father, Robert Todd Lincoln served the Republican Party and his country with distinction, but, although perennially courted by his party, steadfastly refused a presidential or vice presidential nomination.