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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”.

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What Was South Pacific’s Legacy on Race?

by Mark Grimsley12/1/202211/30/2022

Tragedy Along the Potomac: Alcohol Fueled a Deadly Interaction Between a Union Soldier and a Maryland Teenager on July 21, 1861

by HistoryNet staff11/30/202212/1/2022

‘Devotion’ Tells an Understated Friendship Story Set in the Korean War

by Sarah Sicard11/28/202211/29/2022

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‘Here’s Your Hat,’ Was All This Ugly Outlaw Needed to Hear

by David Lauterborn11/5/202211/11/2022

Production Wraps on Korean DMZ War Movie ‘Valiant One’

by Sarah Sicard11/3/202211/3/2022

What Civil War Grave is Featured in ‘Night of the Living Dead?’

by Rich Condon10/31/202210/31/2022

Why Did Billy Wilder Call ‘The Spirit of St. Louis’ His Worst Movie?

by Tom Huntington10/21/202210/21/2022

How Gettysburg Inspired Modern War Gaming

by Rick Britton10/20/202210/20/2022

The Navy Let Cher Perform on the USS Missouri in 1989. It’s Regretted It Ever Since.

by Claire Barrett10/19/202210/20/2022