How Deborah Sampson posed as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War (and treated her own gunshot wound)
In the annals of Revolutionary War soldiers, Massachusetts was full of notable figures. But there were none quite like ...
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How Fake Whiskey Took Over The Market After The Civil War
Whiskey has a long history within the United States, and a large part of it includes fake whiskies from back before the drink ...
Revolutionary War spy who was also a slave will get statue in Virginia
NEW KENT — Nearly two-and-a-half centuries after providing critical intelligence that helped the United States clinch victory ...
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Sheldon Prairie Museum’s military collection includes Philo Woods’ Civil War diary
The Sheldon Prairie Museum has many different collections -- in fact, about half the basement is dedicated to military ...
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Why Jews were like everyone else — only more so — during slavery and the Civil War
Richard Kreitner's "Fear No Pharoah" gives an honest account of how Jews resisted, ignored and even championed American ...
Filmmaker Travis Gutiérrez Senger on the importance of preserving Chicano history
Without Permission” chronicles the story of a 1970s Chicano art group named “asco.” Their name translates to “nausea” or ...
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Dem Civil War Erupts With ‘Screaming’ and Primary Threats Behind Closed Doors
House Democrats, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi, are furious with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Breaking News Reporter Senior Political Correspondent Breaking News Reporter Josh.Fiallo@ ...
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How not to end a war: 3 lessons from the last time Ukraine and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal
The last time it signed a peace accord with Russia, 10 years ago this February, it brought only sporadic violence, mounting distrust, and eventually full-scale war. “I told President Trump about ...
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Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow
South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, UN envoy says Germany closes its embassy in South Sudan as it teeters on the brink of civil war Can technology help more survivors of sexual ...
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Uganda deploys troops in South Sudan as civil war fears grow
The pair signed a peace deal to bring a five-year civil war to an end in 2018. Kiir’s government detained two ministers and several senior military officials allied with Machar last week.
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War games in Latvia: Once unimaginable scenarios become chilling rehearsals
The country has witnessed Russian bases in the Baltic — once emptied of troops and equipment because of the Ukraine war — now being refilled and restocked. All three Baltic states — Latvia ...