Great Britain had been at war with the colonies for over a year in June/July, 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was created. It was ratified on July...
When people study and talk about the American Revolutionary Period, they often focus on the battles or the central figures from the revolutionary movement. ...
The world used to seem like a huge place. We would look up at the stars and contemplate what exactly we were looking at. We felt so small in comparison. When th...
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The Cuban Missile Scare, was a 13-day (October 16–28, 1962) confrontation between the United States a...
Women were a huge part of war-time America. They were the backbone for the men at war but they also filled the positions in factories since most the men were go...
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After years of anticipation, a series of documents related to the investigation of President John F. Kennedy's assassination have been releas...
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The total value of the NFL's 32 franchises is estimated to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $63 billion. To put that into perspectiv...
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This man saved the world in the 1980s, and you've probably never heard of him.
It was early in the morning during an overnight shift on Septem...
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History is littered with strange artifacts. Archaeologists dig new things up all the time. Books surface, strange maps are found on the bla...
