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  1. The American Civil War, 1861-1865

    By admin

    Artifacts Dixie's Land: Original Handwritten Composition Richmond, Virginia Lincoln's Top Hat Washington, DC Flag Torn by John Wilkes Booth Washington, DC More >>>

  2. One Who Survived

    By Anonymous (not verified), June 1956, Volume 7, Issue 4

    Day after day, the sun, the sea, and the sharks cut down the men who clung to the “doughnut” raft: Seaman Heyn’s Story from the Naval Archives More >>>

  3. The First Flag-Raising on Iwo Jima

    By Richard Wheeler, June 1964, Volume 15, Issue 4

    A single great photograph has become an indelible symbol of the Marines’ heroic fight for the Japanese island. But hours earlier a now-almost-forgotten platoon had raised the first American flag on Mt. Suribachi’s scarred summit—and under enemy fire More >>>

  4. Sergt. Bates March

    By Milton Lomask, October 1965, Volume 16, Issue 6

    Carrying the Stars & Stripes unfurled, from Vicksburg to Washington, and Gretna Green to London More >>>

  5. Not Quite Over, Over There

    By Anonymous (not verified), February/March 1991, Volume 42, Issue 1

    The November rain came steadily down, cold, persistent, promising snow, as it had for days. The last fallen leaves of autumn floated down the streets, carried along by the steady streams flowing tow More >>>

  6. “The Air Age Was Now”

    By Martin Caidin, December 1979, Volume 31, Issue 1

    As well as being geniuses, the Wright brothers were methodical craftsmen of astonishing persistence. An aeronautical expert supplies the fascinating technical and personal details of their legendary achievement. More >>>

  7. Is Lincoln Here?

    By Harold Holzer, February/March 1998, Volume 49, Issue 1

    A stereo view discovered in a California flea market may show the President-elect embarked on a momentous journey More >>>

  8. Who’s Who In The Rat Pack

    By Anonymous (not verified), December 1998, Volume 49, Issue 8

    SAMMY—Hip, Sensitive, Careful On the night JFK partied with the Rat Pack at the Summit: “I was also told there were four wild girls scheduled to entertain him and I didn’t want to hear abou More >>>

  9. Vendetta In New Orleans

    By Joseph E. Persico, June 1973, Volume 24, Issue 4

    The city panicked with fear of the Mafia when the police chief was murdered More >>>

  10. 1876: The Eagle Screams

    By Lynne Cheney, April 1974, Volume 25, Issue 3

    HISTORICAL REGISTER of the CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION 1876. More >>>

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