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Rough Riders
When the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, a spirited group of volunteers from diverse walks of life banded together to form one of the most le…
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Stealing Lincoln's Body
In what seems like a tale straight out of a historical thriller, there was once a real and sinister plan to steal the body of Abraham Lincoln, one of…
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Duke of Russia's Buffalo Hunt
In January 1872, one of the most extravagant diplomatic and cultural exchanges of the 19th century took place on the vast plains of Nebraska: Grand D…
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Fall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975 (50 years ago this month) marked a dramatic and chaotic end to the Vietnam War, culminating in the capture of So…
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Iran-Contra Affair
The Iran-Contra Affair remains one of the most complex and controversial political scandals in American history. Involving secret arms deals, covert …
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Conversations: What can the Civil War still teach us today? w/ James M. McPherson
Join Peter for a conversation with Professor James M. McPherson, one of America's most celebrated historians of all time.
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Bombing of Guernica
The bombing of Guernica on April 26, 1937, stands as one of the most devastating and symbolically powerful events of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939…
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Marco Polo's Travels
Marco Polo (1254–1324) remains one of history's most famous explorers, best known for his extensive travels through Asia and his vivid descriptions o…
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CIA Classifies 'End of World' Book
In the annals of speculative literature, few works have traversed the enigmatic path of "The Adam and Eve Story: The History of Cataclysms" by Chan T…
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Rosenbergs Die For Spying
The case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg remains one of the most controversial episodes of the Cold War era, involving accusations of espionage, debate…
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