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This Week in History—October 23-31—Nuclear Crisis in Cuba 1962
The U.S. launches into a nuclear standoff with the USSR over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
Audiobook Review: When the Irish Invaded Canada by Christopher Klein
Christopher Klein recounts how Civil War veterans blustered themselves into believing that kidnapping Canada would impel Britain to free Ireland
Nazis Once Worked and Played in Hearne, Texas
During World War II, nearly 78,000 German POWs from North Africa came to be sheltered in the American Southwest
Insight: Sheridan’s Four-Star Success Was Part Bravery, Part Cavalry, and Part Math
He rallied the troops at Cedar Creek, but he was prone to tactical lapses and claimed credit due others
The Fight for the ‘14th Colony,’ Nova Scotia
At the onset of the American Revolution the British and Americans each sought to sway New England settlers and First Nations tribes in Nova Scotia
The Trouble With Treason: Prosecuting Jefferson Davis
The Confederate president's trial was bungled from beginning to end
Unknown Civil War Dead Are Nameless No Longer
Volunteers struggle to identify occupants of anonymous graves at Fredericksburg
Going Nuclear on the Nazis
Hitler’s scientists had nothing comparable to the Manhattan Project, but the Allies weren't going to take any chances.
Powerful Men Have Committed Carnal Crimes
Even in Puritan Boston, a wealthy man got away with victimizing a young woman
Thunder in the Cinema: Hollywood’s Jet Age Movies
Hollywood’s fictional U.S. Air Force films often diverged from reality, but most are worth watching if only for the aerial sequences featuring rare jet aircraft
A Naval Officer’s Fateful Decisions at Pearl Harbor
'I was sleeping when the first missile hit the ship'
Marines Were on the Front Lines the Night Lincoln Was Shot
Leathernecks witnessed the assassination and played a role in the roundup of the conspirators
Washington’s Survival Depended on Makeshift Flotilla
Small force of Navy ships battled Confederate guns to keep the Potomac open for traffic
The Superhighways of the Industrial Revolution Were Canals
Bad roads and mountains made ditches and locks the most modern mode of transportation—for a while
A War Movie in Disguise
World War II veterans saw themselves in this classic film's leading man.
