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A King's Deadly Dose
King Charles II, also known as the "Merry Monarch," was a significant figure in English history, particularly during the Restoration period. But did …
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Medal of Honor: The Toughest Thing He's Ever Done: SP5 Clarence Eugene Sasser
Specialist 5th Class Clarence Eugene Sasser served in Vietnam as an Army Medic. Through numerous wounds and excruciating pain, he continuously admini…
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No Civil War; No Coca Cola?
Leaving the argument of which is better, Pepsi or Coca-Cola, for another time, did you know that the most popular soft drink in the world, Coca-Cola,…
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Stalin Needs a Doctor
The story of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin's death is perhaps as much an enigma today as it was when shared with the world by the Russian propaganda m…
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Cleopatra and Caesar Have a Baby!
The affair between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra is one of history's most famous and intriguing love stories. But did you know that it also produced Ca…
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Cinco de Mayo is NOT Independence Day
Few people remember Napoleon III's attempt to use the turmoil of the American Civil War in the 1860s to sneak past the United States Monroe Doctrine …
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Abe Lincoln Buys Cocaine
Did you know that in the 1930s, a historian named Harry E. Pratt studied Abraham Lincoln's purchase history and found a receipt for a fifty-cent purc…
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Conversations: The Meaning of Courage w/ Col. Jack H. Jacobs
Our guest today is Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Jack H. Jacobs. His selfless acts under fire in Vietnam saved the lives of fellow soldiers and ea…
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The Lady Who Said "No" to War
The Montana-born feminist and pacifist Jeannette Rankin may have been the first woman elected to the American Congress. But did you know that, to mil…
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King Tut's Curse
The ancient Egyptian pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, became one of the period's most famous rulers after the discovery of his nearly intact tomb in the Va…
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