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Gloria Steinem 1965 Interview with Dorothy Parker Found. 0 elleng Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1659

This Tribal Map of America Shows Whose Land You're Actually Living On. 9 elleng Oct 2020 Oct 2020 21 2726

'It was four hundred years ago today that the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, 8 elleng Sep 2020 Oct 2020 7 3556

A question about our Founding Documents 2 PJMcK Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1431

The Secret History of America's Only WWII Refugee Camp 1 elleng Sep 2020 Sep 2020 8 1909

First World Trade Center bombing 2/26/93 4 geralmar Feb 2020 Jul 2020 4 5337

If the Cherokees were driven west of the Mississippi, how 6 raccoon May 2020 Jun 2020 1 4571

Before the Civil War, why did wealthy powerful Northerners 7 raccoon Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 5069

Dismantling the Myth of the "Black Confederate" 2 Eugene Sep 2019 May 2020 15 3197

NYC Historic Roosevelt House: FDR & Eleanor Home, Where The New Deal Happened 6 appalachiablue May 2020 May 2020 7 3075

Interesting video on the restoration of the "Starship Enterprise" model, from the original series 9 A HERETIC I AM Apr 2020 Apr 2020 24 6309

I woke up with "Battle of New Orleans" in my head, so I'll ask. 6 raccoon Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 2980

MANUFACTURING 3-INC ANTI-AIRCRAFT SHELLS WORLD WAR II ORDNANCE FILM FRANKFORD ARSENAL 1 3 bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 3097

People lost to history 18 Kaleva Jan 2018 Mar 2020 3 23995

Why are we burying history? 4 grumpyduck Jul 2018 Mar 2020 4 3985

What books have helped you understand history? 14 Bucky Dec 2019 Mar 2020 4 5410

How far could a WWII American bomber fly without refueling? Nt 9 raccoon Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 3409

America's Forgotten Titan: George Westinghouse 3 bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 3476

A question about the impeachment 8 Catamount Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 3838

The deportation of an Iranian student shows the unchecked power of Customs and Border Protection 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 2045

For an interesting read of a certain time in history. 0 5X Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1985

Hitler's Last Deadly Secret - U 864 1 yuiyoshida Jan 2020 Jan 2020 4 2003

Bombing Hitler's Supergun Documentary HD (Nova) 0 yuiyoshida Jan 2020 Jan 2020 3 1556

Gamblers, Wastrels and Lumberjacks: An Old Cemetery Gives Up Its Secret History. 0 elleng Dec 2019 Dec 2019 11 1863

"a date which will live in infamy" 8 elleng Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 3114

Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Legend Exhibition, 'In Her Own Words' At Library of Congress, DC 0 appalachiablue Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1760

If you're into Great Lakes history 3 Ohiogal Nov 2019 Nov 2019 7 2022

Fannie Mae Duncan 0 struggle4progress Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1659

The Buffalo Soldiers Who Rode Bikes 3 yonder Sep 2018 Nov 2019 7 3052

Missing From Friday's World Series Lineup in Washington: The President 2 elleng Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1604

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Historian Patricia Cleary Digs Into The Long-Lost Mounds Of St. Louis 6 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Oct 2019 12 2177

Key to the Bastille: Lafayette, George Washington & Mount Vernon 5 appalachiablue Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 3592

A 1946 mob lynching puts court focus on grand jury secrecy 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 1661

Anyone like good American whiskey? 0 appalachiablue Oct 2019 Oct 2019 8 1629

Secrets, scandals and little-known stories about the 1904 World's Fair 3 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 5 1941

National First Ladies Library. 1 Stellar Sep 2019 Oct 2019 5 1970

A Fabulous Lecture Was Just On CSPAN: Shakespeare in US Politics. 2 NNadir Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 2156

Photos Reveal the History of Montezuma Castle in Arizona 2 left-of-center2012 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 27 3524

Leslie H. Gelb, 82, Former Diplomat and New York Times Journalist, Dies. 0 elleng Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 2016

Elaine, Arkansas: A rural town confronts its buried history of mass killings of black Americans 3 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1910

They Were Killers With Submachine Guns. Then the President Went After Their Weapons 1 Ponietz Aug 2019 Aug 2019 16 2390

Reconstruction, Jim Crow, White Supremacy, Roll Back: Henry Louis Gates Jr. 1 appalachiablue Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 2465

The Nuns Who Bought and Sold Human Beings 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 10 1738

Hundreds of black deaths in Red Summer ignored century later 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 8 1907

How the myth of black Confederates was born 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 5 1645

Were the Vikings Smoking Pot While Exploring Newfoundland? 5 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 15 2528

Apollo 11 U.S. Customs form after first moon landing by astronauts, 50 years ago 4 Soph0571 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 37 3400

Building the 'Arsenal of Democracy': Wartime Color Portraits of Women & Men in Industry 0 Danascot Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1772

These old houses: Learn history, architecture and more from these lesser-known house museums 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1891

Why did Ronald Reagan switch from a Democrat to a Republican? 12 Willie Pep Jul 2018 Jul 2019 0 6867

No, the census has never been delayed. Even when it was really hard to conduct. 6 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2163

Missouri S&T Military Historian Reflects On Legacy And Lessons Of D-Day 75 Years Later 0 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1709

Supreme Court to hear pirate ship case 0 left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1899

Battleship Texas leaving San Jacinto Battleground for good over decline in visits 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 2 1978

Memorial Day was started by Freed Slaves. 1 Cattledog May 2019 May 2019 21 2070

African-American Union Army soldiers died on their way home from war; then history lost their names 2 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 19 2241

Historic 'Shelley House' Added To Civil Rights Network 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 2 1708

Historic WWII Submarine Museum Refloated Decades Later by Midwest Flooding 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 6 2060

Last known ship to bring slaves to U.S. discovered in Alabama 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 5 1972

AP Explains: Immigrant entry exams had puzzles, delousing 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1675

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Chinese Railroad Workers Were Almost Written Out of History. 1 elleng May 2019 May 2019 2 1825

So I got to thinking about something today 13 Separation Oct 2018 May 2019 5 3451

A symbol of slavery -- and survival 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1865

Feeding Cahokia' Outlines New Findings About Agriculture, Women And Life In Ancient Civilization 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1912

A Previously Unknown Portrait of a Young Harriet Tubman Goes on View 12 Eugene Mar 2019 Apr 2019 48 4412

"Segregated By Design" 4 ariadne0614 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 2302

Trump wondered why Mount Vernon isn't named after George Washington. Here's why. 2 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1871

'Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll' Exhibit, MET Museum, April 8 - Oct. 1, 2019 0 appalachiablue Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1995

Who would have made an interesting president, but never got the shot? [View all] 63 Bucky Sep 2012 Mar 2019 3 18472

Does anyone know where I can find footage online of the EXXON VALDEZ being removed off of Bligh Reef 0 oldlibdem Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1983

The True Grit of Four American Presidents 1 elleng Sep 2018 Feb 2019 1 2380

Passionate Soldier Reveals What He Saw In Vietnam 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 2377

The Great Boston Molasses Flood: why the strange disaster matters today 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 12 1979

Bringing to Life the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Only Her Family Knows 2 elleng Dec 2018 Jan 2019 5 2004

March 2, 1974: The Watergate Seven: fifty pages of new info - and what it means for today. 3 sharedvalues Jan 2019 Jan 2019 5 2016

The national security adviser who colluded with foreign powers -- decades before Michael Flynn 0 Eugene Dec 2018 Dec 2018 8 2017

The US entered WW2 after Japan attacked. Russia attacked our 6 BigmanPigman Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 2557

Lobster, not pumpkin pie, was at the real first Thanksgiving dinner. 3 BigmanPigman Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 2319

Hurricane Michael unearthed 19th century shipwrecks in Florida 7 sandensea Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 3227

All these years I thought Eddie Rickenbacker served in World War II. 1 raccoon Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1894

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