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“In Our Youth Our Hearts Were Touched With Fire” – Oliver Wendell Holmes on Memorial Day

In 1884 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, Civil War veteran and future Supreme Court Justice, gave a famous speech upon Memorial…

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The American Response to Arnold’s Treason

When the nation got word of his treason, they responded violently. He was condemned from all corners. As an early…

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U. S. Grant at Cold Harbor

  This image of the Grant standing outside of his tent during the Overland Campaign became one of the most…

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The Treason of Benedict Arnold

In the last days of September 1781, news broke that shocked America. “Treason! treason! treason! black as hell,”1 wrote Alexander…

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Battle of Chancellorsville 150th

This week is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville. Chancellorsville was one of the most important battles of…

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John Paul Jones Raids the Shores of England

It was on this day in 1778 that Americans under John Paul Jones attacked Whitehaven, England, landing on Britain’s shores…

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“Irreligion of Our Land” in 1812

It is frequently said today that American was founded as a Christian nation. While that was true to some extent,…

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The Lost 13th Amendment

Since the adoption of the United States Constitution twenty-seven amendments have been passed, and thousands more have been proposed. It…

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Death of Sir Isaac Brock

One of the greatest battles of the War of 1812 was the Battle of Queenston Heights, in which the British…

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First Presidential Flight – Theodore Roosevelt, 1910

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaFulqGGkwk Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to take to the air in 1910, after he completed his time in…

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