U.S. History
Making Tracks
For reliable sources and mole poblano
December 2009 |
By Carey Winfrey
Also see: Misperceptions
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In a recently published memoir written over 60 years ago, veteran James Daugherty details his experiences as an African-American in combat
November 2009 |
By Abby Callard
Dozens of talented women preceded Amelia Earhart, and thousands have followed, and each has her own groundbreaking story to tell
October 2009 |
By Patricia Trenner
The fight over Robert E. Lee's beloved home—seized by the U.S. government during the Civil War—went on for decades
November 2009 |
By Robert M. Poole
A long-lost painting of the Senate's Great Compromiser finds a fitting new home in the halls of the U.S. Capitol
November 2009 |
By Fergus M. Bordewich
The death of Hugh Van Es, whose photograph captured the Vietnam War's end, launched a "reunion" of those who covered the conflict
November 2009 |
By David Lamb
Two hundred years later, debate continues over whether the famous explorer committed suicide or was murdered
October 2009 |
By Abigail Tucker
The abolitionist's bloody raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry 150 years ago set the stage for the Civil War
October 2009 |
By Fergus M. Bordewich
A 1910 wildfire that raged across three Western states helped advance the nation’s conservation efforts
September 2009 |
By Timothy Egan
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