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  1. 101 Things Every College Graduate Should Know About American History

    By John A. Garraty, December 1986, Volume 38, Issue 1

    This is not a test. It’s the real thing. More >>>

  2. The Retreat From Burma

    By Barbara W. Tuchman, February 1971, Volume 22, Issue 2

    In this final installment from our series on General Joseph W. Stilwell, Barbara W. Tuchman recounts the story of the old soldier’s finest hour More >>>

  3. Fire Makes Wind: Wind Makes Fire

    By Stewart Holbrook, August 1956, Volume 7, Issue 5

    On the same day that Chicago burned, the Wisconsin woods went up in flames. Peshtigo’s fire missed the headlines hut killed five times as many people. More >>>

  4. The Case Of The Vanishing Records

    By David G. Lowe, August 1969, Volume 20, Issue 5

    In Springfield, Illinois, a historian doing research on the Pullman strike of 1894 asks to see the letters of Governor John Altgeld for that year. When he opens the packet, the letters crumble in hi More >>>

  5. General Longstreet And The Lost Cause

    By Stephen W. Sears, February/March 2005, Volume 56, Issue 1

    One of Lee’s greatest lieutenants is slowly winning his reputation back after losing it for daring to criticize his boss More >>>

  6. The Year Of The Old Folks’ Revolt

    By David H. Bennett, December 1964, Volume 16, Issue 1

    To men and women adrift in a changing society and caught in the Depression’ whirlpool, Francis R. Townsend held out the welcome hand of a savior More >>>

  7. “Everybody Likes Italian Food”

    By John F. Mariani, December 1989, Volume 40, Issue 8

    A restaurant critic who’s a food historian and the fortunate recipient of an Italian grandmother’s cooking follows the course of America’s favorite ethnic fare in its rise from spaghetti and a red checked tablecloth to carpaccio and fine bone china More >>>

  8. Freedom Of The Press: How Far Can They Go?

    By Robert Friedman, October/November 1982, Volume 33, Issue 6

    The Supreme Court says the First Amendment gives newspapers the right to denounce the government, advocate revolution, attack public figures, and even be wrong. This may not be nice—but those who understand the strengths of a republic wouldn’t have it any other way. More >>>

  9. Bonus March

    By John D. Weaver, June 1963, Volume 14, Issue 4

    By freight train, on foot, and in commandeered trucks, thousands of unemployed veterans descended on a nervous capital at the depth of the Depression—and were run out of town by Army bayonets More >>>

  10. What Made The ‘World’ Great?

    By David Davidson, October/November 1982, Volume 33, Issue 6

    It exposed corruption. It hired drunks. Good writing was rewarded. No wonder every newspaperman wanted to work there. More >>>

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