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Why Men Love World War II

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Normandy, June 6, 1944: Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. - One of Only Two Generals on the Beach - Congressional Medal of Honor S

On the morning of June 6, 1944, American, British and Canadian military forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. This would be the beginning of the end for Nazi […]

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The UN Did Not Create Israel

Israel already existed when that vote was taken. Not yet as a sovereign state – that would come the following May – but as the living substance of a nation: its land, its cities, its farms, its schools, its university, its courts, and its militia and unde

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World War II with Tom Hanks review – one of the largest documentaries in human history

This 20-episode take on the second world war, helmed by the Saving Private Ryan star, is a vast creation. But it still manages to wind up feeling basic – despite its great archive footage

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    The Forgotten Fighters: Jewish Soldiers of the American Revolution

    It is estimated that at the time of the American Revolution, there were merely 2,500 Jews in the entire 13 colonies, most of them women and children. From that period, we have over 100 confirmed names of Jews who served the Patriot cause in uniform.

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    What Happened to the 56 Signatories of the Declaration of Independence | The Epoch Times

    Before the war was over, five would be captured, 12 would lose their homes, and 17 would lose their fortunes. None renounced the cause of their own free will.

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    This Is What a Menu from 1776 Would Look Like

    Colonial Americans were doing some pretty fascinating things with cornmeal and whipped cream.

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    World War 2: The Real Life Inglourious Basterds

    In Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 historical revenge fantasy Inglourious Basterds, U.S. Army Lieutenant Aldo Raine, played by Brad Pitt, recruits the titular Basterds - a squad of Jewish soldiers - to wreak havoc behind Nazi lines during World War II. In the pr

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    Renowned Israeli artist Yaacov Agam dies at 98 | The Jerusalem Post

    The Israeli artist was celebrated around the world for vivid works that engage and delight viewers.

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    Did Astronaut Jim Lovell Really Say "Houston, We Have a Problem?" Decoding the Real History

    Did Jim Lovell really say “Houston, we have a problem”? Not exactly. Here’s the real Apollo 13 story behind the famous misquote.

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    What Happened When Napoleon Offered a Jewish State in the Land of Israel

    “Israelites, unique nation, whom, in thousands of years, lust of conquest and tyranny have been able to be deprived of their ancestral lands, but not of name and national existence!”

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    Why is 'Yankee Doodle' the only song we remember from the Revolution?

    We remember lots of Civil War songs. But the American Revolution produced only one enduring hit: 'Yankee Doodle.' How come?

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    Everyone Knows The B-29 Dropped The Atomic Bomb — But Few Realize It Was A Computer-Controlled Marvel Decades Ahead Of Its Time

    Everyone at the table says they want peace with Iran — the U.S., Israel, the Gulf states, even Tehran. Yet a settlement keeps slipping away, undone by a tangle of demands no one will drop: Iran's enriched uranium, Israel's war in Lebanon, a Palestinian st

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    Colonel Sanders hated KFC gravy so much it sparked a franchise lawsuit

    Colonel Harland Sanders once called KFC's gravy "horrible" and compared it to "wallpaper paste," claiming it lacked the quality of his original recipe.

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    Sir Isaac Newton and Judaism

    The scientist’s recently disclosed private papers reveal his deep reverence for ancient Jewish wisdom.

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    The Stories That Saved the West | Shmuel Klatzkin

    What do fantastic tales have to do with the survival of our civilization?  The world that plunged from one World...

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      Ancient Settlement Older Than The Pyramids Discovered; Rewrites North American History

      "Our ancestors were here, building, thriving and shaping the land long before history books acknowledged us..."

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      The Jews Who Rode with Daggers | Aish

      For 1,500 years, a Jewish community lived in the Caucasus Mountains as warriors, horsemen, and clan fighters. Most Jews have never heard of them.

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      When a Parachuting Soldier Shot Down a Zero Fighter Plane With a Handgun

      If you take a peek at a list of pilots who were considered flying aces during WW2, you’ll notice that the top of the list is dominated by Luftwaffe pilots, some of whom scored hundreds of aerial victories during the war. While their skill and prowess in t

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      What WWII Soldiers Carried in Their Pockets

      World War II was one of history’s largest conflicts, spanning continents and engulfing nations from 1939 to 1945. In total, 127.2 million personnel were mobilized for war on all sides, with 70 million of those people fighting in the armed forces of the Al

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      The Holocaust never ended.

      The ideology that created the Holocaust was not defeated in 1945. Nazis from across Europe evaded punishment and instead found refuge and employment in the Middle East.

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      Some Facts About the Holocaust for Those Just Learning

      Between the years 1938 and 1945 the German Nazis and their willing collaborators murdered 6 million Jews and millions of others.

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      Host Visibly SHOCKED When Melanie Phillips Brings Proof Israel Belongs To The Jews!

      Welcome to the channel where psychology, faith, and culture meet today’s urgent battles.

      My name is Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, LMFT. I am a psychotherapist, rabbi, author, and human-rights advocate, dedicated to applying Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy and time

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      The Last Seder in the Warsaw Ghetto

      Survivors testify about an epic Seder held in underground bunkers as the Nazis sought to liquidate the last Jews of Warsaw Ghetto.

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      Cesar Chavez, Rapist, Pedophile, Progressive Icon

      Cesar Chavez took the “g” out of grape. The New York Times reports allegations from his closest aide, Dorothy Huerta,...

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        What Caused the War of 1812? Key Factors and Triggers

        The War of 1812 enabled the United States to assert its independence and strengthened a sense of national identity, but what caused the conflict?

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        How Mossad Eliminated The Most Sadistic Palestinian In First Class

        March 17th, 1984. Somewhere over the Mediterranean Sea, a Swiss Air DC9 cruises at 32,000 ft on a routine flight from Zurich to Beirut. In the...

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        The Jewish Paul Revere

        The forgotten story of Francis Salvador, the Jewish Founding Father of America.

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        The Housewife Who Ran a Mossad Operation From Her Kitchen

        Shulamit Cohen lived a life few could imagine: a housewife raising children in Beirut while secretly passing critical intelligence to Israel and helping Jewi...

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          New Theory About Construction of Pyramids Has Legs

          The Great Pyramid of Giza has long stood as a testament to ancient engineering prowess, its massive stones defying easy

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            The Nazi Poster Baby Who Was Actually Jewish | Aish

            In the 1930s, the Nazis’ perfect “Aryan” baby was actually a penniless Jewish immigrant.

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            White House Creates New Website on January 6

            Discover the real January 6 story: peaceful protest turned tragedy, Deep State entrapment, media deception, and President Trump's triumphant pardons restoring justice to patriotic Americans.

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              The Forgotten Story of NASA's Most Life-Threatening Spacewalk

              Astronaut Gene Cernan risked his life during his first flight to space in 1966. A new book sheds light on NASA's Gemini program.

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              Almost Blind and Completely Exhausted: Gene Cernan’s Disastrous Gemini Spacewalk | National Air and Space Museum

              Space history curator Michael Neufeld recounts the harrowing spacewalk of astronaut Gene Cernan on the Gemini IX-A mission.

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              How an Awkward WWII Aircraft Became a Deadly Night Fighter

              In the 1940s, a British aircraft achieved near-miraculous short takeoff and landing, which was awkward by every design standard at the time.

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              In Defense of a Judeo-Christian America

              Starting off this week with a prayer for Victor Davis Hanson, whose powerful voice and calm reason have demonstrated the...

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                What Was the War of 1812 All About?

                After many years of British interference with American trade in the Atlantic Ocean, the War of 1812 finally erupted.

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                2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath discovered under Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem

                The mikveh still bears ash remains that testify to the destruction of the Second Temple, according to researchers.

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                Israel finds evidence of Maccabean battlefield in Jerusalem | The Jerusalem Post

                The site is widely identified with the ancient village of Bet Zecharia, where the Seleucid army and the forces of Judah Maccabee clashed in what is known as the fifth Maccabean battle.

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                103-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor Ken Schubring recalls Dec. 7 attack

                Pearl Harbor survivor Ken Schubring Sr, who is 103 years old and one of only 13 remaining survivors of the attack, shared his memories of the day that lives in infamy this week.

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                7 Lessons From Marcus Aurelius for a Chaotic World | The Epoch Times

                The Roman emperor’s Stoic wisdom is as relevant to the human experience today as it was almost 2000 years ago

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                Israel: The Founding Fathers and the Promised Land

                In the aftermath of World War II, the United States has supported the modern establishment of Israel as a democratic alliance and, more recently, as an economic partner.

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                Why Did FDR Change the Date of Thanksgiving?

                The unpopular switch fueled competing days of observance.

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                  Thanksgiving Memo To Mamdani: The Pilgrims Learned The Hard Way That Socialism Doesn't Work

                  Largely forgotten today is that the Pilgrims tried socialism, and it was an awful failure.

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                    Vietnam War POW in iconic ‘Burst of Joy’ photo dies at 92

                    It’s the ultimate homecoming photo — a smiling family rushing to reunite with a U.S. Air Force officer in 1973 who spent years as a POW in North Vietnam, his oldest daughter sprinting ahead w…

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                      Why Many US WW2 Planes Used In Battle Were Left Shiny, Silver & Unpainted

                      If you've ever noticed the aluminum look of some planes from World War II, here's the reason.

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                      Before ISLAM: The JEWISH Middle East You Were Never Taught About

                      For over a thousand years before Islam existed, Jews lived in every corner of the Middle East — from Yemen and Iraq to Morocco and Egypt. This video uncovers...

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                      The Pilgrims Tried Socialism and It Failed

                      "At a time when too many in the United States are insisting on a massive turn toward more government, we need to harken back to the harsh and sometimes ...

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                      Biblical tax notice: 1st-ever Assyrian inscription found near Jerusalem's Temple Mount | The Times of Israel

                      2,700-year-old fragment of pottery suggests Judeans delayed paying their tributes to the empire, echoing the events described in the book of II Kings

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                      P-51 Mustang Top Speed: How Fast Could The Fighter Plane Go & How Much HP Did It Have?

                      As one of the fastest fighter planes in World War II, the widely used P-51D variant made 1,490 horsepower and had a top speed of 437 miles per hour.

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                      Bobby Cain, a member of the Clinton 12 who helped integrate Tennessee high schools in 1956, has died

                      NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bobby Cain, who helped integrate one of the first high schools in the South in 1956 as one of the so-called Clinton 12, died Monday in Nashville at the age of 85, according …

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                        We Can and Will Triumph Over the Subversion of Language and Thought

                        A mere five days before Hitler’s suicide, the United Nations conference convened in San Francisco. “United Nations” had been the...

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                          Evidence of cosmic impact discovered at classic Clovis archaeological sites

                          Researchers continue to build on a body of evidence for a fragmented comet that is thought to have exploded over Earth almost 13,000 years ago, which may have had a role in the disappearance of mammoths, mastodons and most of other megafauna at that time,

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                          1980: Will TECHNOLOGY put an END to JOBS? | General Studies | Predicting the Future | BBC Archive

                          "The capacity to control society because of this technology is almost limitless, unfortunately - that's why we have to be so vigilant it's untrue." How will ...

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                            Ancient Moses inscription discovered at Egyptian turquoise mining site | Fox News

                            Researcher claims to have found 3,800-year-old inscriptions referencing "Moshe" in Egyptian desert, potentially the oldest written mention outside the Bible.

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                            Why Did Some WW2 Pilots Fly With The Canopy Open?

                            Ever notice WWII pilots flying with open canopies in old war films? They did it to avoid fumes, manage heat, and increase their chances of survival in combat.

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                            Shadowy CIA operative interacted with Lee Harvey Oswald months before JFK assassination: documents

                            Newly disclosed documents related to the 1963 assassination indicated the CIA encountered Oswald as it was looking for excuses to attack Cuba

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                            The Jewish Boxing Champion Who Took On The Nazis | Aish

                            From the ring to the battlefield to the depths of addiction, Barney Ross never forgot what he was fighting for.

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                            In 1942, Japan Launched a Second Strike on Pearl Harbor—Sort Of - The National Interest

                            Ultimately, Operation K achieved none of its goals. No damage was inflicted on Pearl Harbor’s facilities, and the reconnaissance yielded extremely little intelligence due to the cloud cover. 

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                            Friends That Fought:John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

                            We all know that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were two of our Founding Fathers

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                              34 Vintage Photos From 1941

                              In 1941, the world changed forever. On what seemed like another ordinary December night, the calm of a Hawaiian morning turned to chaos when Japanese bombers roared over Pearl Harbor, dragging the U.S. into a war it was trying to avoid. Overnight, World W

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                              Historic HMS Endeavour shipwreck identified underwater near Newport, Rhode Island | Fox News

                              Maritime experts have identified Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour off Newport, Rhode Island, confirming site RI 2394 matches the legendary ship after decades of research.

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                              What is Antizionism?

                              Educational content only. A discussion of the rhetoric of "antizionism" in the context of the history of antisemitism. Warning, some graphic content and images.

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                              81 Years Ago Today, 'Toxic Masculinity' Came Ashore in France to Save Europe From Hitler

                               Some years back, during the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, the legacy media were making a big deal of tallying the numbers of American service members killed and wounded in that affair. Not to minimize those numbers, of course; we feel for, mourn, and honor every service member who gives his life for America, especially those who fell making the other guys die for their country. But on occasion, a little perspective is in order.

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                              Why Many US WW2 Planes Used In Battle Were Left Shiny, Silver & Unpainted

                              If you've ever noticed the aluminum look of some planes from World War II, here's the reason.

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                              The Genetic History of Ashkenazi Jews

                              Some fascinating new research in this new pre-print article , soon to appear in a major scientific journal:S. Waldman et al., Genome-wide data from medieval ...

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                              Why Are There Two Dakotas and Two Carolinas?

                              If the colony of Carolina and the Dakota Territory hadn’t decided to split themselves up, we’d have only 48 states right now. But why did these particular places become geographic variants of each other?

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                              Mourning their genocide, Israeli Circassians hold fast to multilayered identity | The Times of Israel

                              Over 160 years after their people were expelled from the Caucasus, residents of Kfar Kama maintain their language and culture while embracing life as Israelis and Muslims

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                              Torah In The Tidelands: The Long History of The Jewish People In South Carolina

                              In this latest installment in our series on South Carolina History, we're exploring the impact the Jewish Community has had on the history of the Palmetto State.

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                              Ancient Jerusalem Reborn: The Discovery of the City of David—and the Palestinian Effort to Erase It

                              For more than 3,000 years, Jerusalem has been the beating heart of the Jewish people. The connection between Jews and Jerusalem stretches back to the Hebrew Bible—to the reign of King David, to the many kings and prophets who succeeded him, and into the Second Temple period.

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                              The 10 Most Bizarre Coincidences Of World War II

                              From a possible ancient curse to a dice game ad that seemed to predict Pearl Harbor, here are some of the strange coincidences that happened during WWII.

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                              How Jewish patriots in the US Revolutionary War helped shape the First Amendment | The Times of Israel

                              In new book 'A Promised Land,' history professor Adam Jortner looks at the role of Jews - then just 0.1% of the population - in fighting for independence and forging America

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                              Rare Historical Photos You’ve Never Seen Before

                              This article showcases a collection of rare historical photos, many of which you have probably never seen before. These images offer a unique glimpse into moments from the past that aren’t often captured in traditional history books. Whether it’s a we

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                              Birth and Rise of the Republican Party | RealClearHistory

                              This week is the 164th anniversary of the founding of the Republican Party, one of the oldest functioning political parties in the world. The moment of the creation of what would later be nicknamed th

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                                Yeager's NF-104 Crash – Sierra Hotel Aeronautics

                                On December 10th, 1963, test pilot, Charles Elwood Yeager climbed into a modified Lockheed NF-104A equipped with a supplementary rocket engine and a reaction control system. The purpose for the test flight was to continue the testing of RCS to compensate

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                                The Fate of Europe’s Pre-War Synagogues: The Restored Shuls

                                Drawing some hope and inspiration from the pre-war synagogues which were meticulously restored.

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                                How NASA Helped Solve a Murder

                                The space agency helped out on a landmark criminal case in 1990.

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                                Obit: Clint Hill, Secret Service agent who leapt onto John F Kennedy's limo after assassination, dies aged 93

                                On 22 November 1963, Clint Hill leapt from a Secret Service car to the US president's limo after John F Kennedy was shot.

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                                  I was born in a Nazi death camp - I would be dead now but the guards ran out of gas

                                  The Sun delivers breaking news, latest gossip and incredible exclusives around the world with hubs in London, New York, Scotland and Ireland. Covering topics...

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                                    The Real Stories Of Nine World War II Soldiers Portrayed In Band Of Brothers

                                    From Dick Winters to Lewis Nixon to Herbert Sobel, meet the real World War II soldiers who served in Easy Company and inspired "Band of Brothers."

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                                    USS Illinois: The Forgotten Iowa-Class Battleship The Navy Never Finished

                                    The USS Illinois (BB-65), a planned Iowa-class battleship, was never completed as naval warfare shifted toward carriers.

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                                    7 U.S. Inauguration Day Mishaps

                                    The inauguration of a new U.S. President is a day of pomp and ceremony, of solemn oaths and dignified celebrations. But things don’t always go as planned.

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                                    Law Library adds Territorial court records from more than 200 years ago found in Vicksburg - Vicksburg Daily News

                                    Records of the Supreme Court of the Mississippi Territory spanning 1799 to 1809  were added to the digital archive of the State Law Library.

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                                      Pope canonizes Discalced Carmelite nuns martyred during French Revolution - CatholicVote org

                                      The pope canonized Discalced Carmelite Bl. Teresa of Saint Augustine and her 15 companions who were martyred during the French Revolution. 

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                                        Are We Living on Stolen Land?

                                        Are Americans living on stolen land acquired by nefarious means? Jeff Fynn-Paul, professor of economic and social history at Leiden University and author of…

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                                        1913: When Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin all lived in the same place

                                        A century ago, a single square mile in the capital of the then Austro-Hungarian Empire was home to some of the most remarkable men of the 20th Century.

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                                          How Pearl Harbor's Attack Hit Home for Surfers at San Onofre

                                          The day that will live in infamy, December 7, 1941, started with a sunny morning of head-high surf before news of Japan's surprise attack broke on the beach.

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                                          How the Print Revolution created a market of ideas

                                          The internet and social media have created a faster, broader-based market of ideas. Like our early-modern predecessors, who grappled with similar pressures in the aftermath of the print revolution, we will have to get used to it.

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                                            Washington Redskins Bring Back Name After American Indians Demand It, With A But.

                                            The Washington Redskins name and logo were once seen as a badge of honor, rooted in Native American history and culture. But in recent years, the name has be...

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                                              Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail!’ Alert, Dies at 74

                                              Early in the internet era, he was also behind other AOL messages, including “Welcome!” “They said my voice was heard more than 35 million times a day,” he once said.

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                                                Filmmaker’s Private Archive Rekindles Debate Over Her Nazi Ties

                                                Recent access to Leni Riefenstahl’s estate has prompted new discussions in Germany about her politics and a reconsideration of her photographs of the Nuba people in Sudan.