After 35-year fight, Maine’s abolitionist leadership accepted statehood with a condition—the proslavery Missouri Compromise.
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Roosevelt’s Drive to Break Up Utilities Brought Power to the People
In his first duel with Wendell Willkie, FDR campaigned against giant holding companies that soaked small electricity customers
Battle of Britain: The ‘Few’ Four Score On
Conventional wisdom holds “The Few” handed Nazi Germany its first defeat in World War II and set the Allies on the road to ultimate victory. But is that true?
1800: America’s First Explosive Election
Polarized partisanship, deep animosity among candidates, worry about the peaceful transfer of power—sound familiar?
Bolivar’s Boy General: Marshal Sucre
Antonio José de Sucre was just 15 when he joined ‘El Libertador’ in the Spanish American wars of independence
The Cole Attack—More than 9/11—Predicted America’s Challenges in the 21st Century
Al-Qaida’s attack against the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole occurred 20 years ago, but […]
Online Exclusive: Tammany Played Fair and Square With Colonists
The Lenape chief Tamanend was a trusted negotiator and brought peace to the Delaware Valley for 70 years
Adolf Hitler: Obsessed with the Occult
Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime turned to voodoo science in their drive for supremacy.
Book Review: Revolver
Jim Rasenberger reveals Sam Colt, the man behind the namesake iconic American firearm, warts and all
Mutiny! These Revolts Show Why the Seven Seas May Not Always be Seventh Heaven
A look at seven of the most infamous mutinies throughout seafaring history