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President Johnson shocked the nation when he ended his bid for reelection in 1968. As early as 1964, Lady Bird had suggested that he might not want to run for a second term.
Enormous crowds greeted the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, during his visit to all 24 states nearly 40 years after the war ended.
In a momentous couple of years, the young United States added more than a million square miles of territory, including Texas and California.
We can’t let the home of one of the great heroes of the American Revolution be demolished.
Classic Essays from Our Archives
America: Experiment or Destiny? | June 1977, Vol 28, No 4
By Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Range Practice | Februrary 1968, Vol 19, No 2
By Dean AchesonOur former Secretary of State recalls his service fifty years ago in the Connecticut National Guard—asthmatic horses, a ubiquitous major, and a memorable
"The Sparck of Rebellion" | Winter 2010, Vol 59, No 4
By Douglas BrinkleyBadly disguised as Indians, a rowdy group of patriotic vandals kicked a revolution into motion.
“The Tide is Setting Strongly Against Us” | Winter 2010, Vol 59, No 4
By Edward L. AyersLincoln’s bid for reelection in 1864 faced serious challenges from a popular opponent and a nation weary of war.
Did Castro Okay the Kennedy Assassination? | Winter 2009, Vol 58, No 6
By Gus RussoIncriminating new evidence has come to light in KGB files and the authors' interviews of former Cuban intelligence officers which indicates that Fidel Castro probably knew in advance of Oswald's intent to kill JFK.
Herbert Hoover Describes the Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson | June 1958, Vol 9, No 4
By Herbert HooverThe great tragedy of the twenty-eighth President as witnessed by his loyal lieutenant, the thirty-first.
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British victorious at the Battle of Germantown
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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