How the US Government Tried to Censor News of Germany’s Surrender in WWII

11 years ago

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/how-world-leaders-tried-to-embargo-one-of-the-biggest-stories-of-the-20th-century/371659/

The Dead at Spotsylvania

11 years ago

These photographs were taken 150 years ago today on Spotsylvania Battlefield by photographer Timothy O'Sullivan. For an indepth look at these…

The Wreck of Columbus’s Ship, the Santa Maria, May Have Been Found

11 years ago

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/exclusive-found-after-500-years-the-wreck-of-christopher-columbuss-flagship-the-santa-maria-9359330.html

Enlisting in the Navy for World War II

11 years ago

Dr. Benjamin James, officer and beachmaster in the US Navy during World War II, describes how he joined the navy.

Battle of the Wilderness

11 years ago

We have just past the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness, one of the greatest battles of the…

Why didn’t Lincoln Immediately Free the Slaves?

11 years ago

Abraham Lincoln did not issue the Emancipation Proclamation until January 1, 1863, nearly two years into the war. Why didn't…

British Patrol in North Africa during World War II

11 years ago

British SAS (special forces) just returned from from a three month patrol in Northern Africa. Taken January 18, 1943.

What Really Killed William Henry Harrison?

11 years ago

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/science/what-really-killed-william-henry-harrison.html?_r=0

Wedding of Pocahontas

11 years ago

400 years ago today the Indian Pocahontas married John Rolfe of Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of Powhatan, the…

Population Center of the US

11 years ago

This map tracks the change the the mean center of population in the US - the point in the middle…