Have Biden and other recent Presidents demeaned the award meant for “especially meritorious contributions to the security and national interests of the United States”?
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In 1928, an attempt to land the first men on the North Pole ended in tragedy when the airship Italia crashed, sparking the largest polar-rescue mission in history.
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In September 1862, the South hoped to end the war by invading Maryland just before the mid-term elections. But its hopes were dashed after the bloodiest day in American history.
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Political leaders once agreed that the U.S. should borrow only for well-defined purposes. But, in the last 20 years, we’ve ignored their guidance and added a staggering $25 trillion to the federal debt.
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The blind guitarist and singer from Deep Gap, North Carolina transformed American music by blending bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel.
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In the hills above Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the old South Fork dam had failed. Down the Little Conemaugh came the torrent, sweeping away everything in its path.
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In the hills above Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the old South Fork dam had failed. Down the Little Conemaugh came the torrent, sweeping away everything in its path.
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British jailers murdered American prisoners several months after the end of the War of 1812 in the last act of hostility between the U.K. and the United States.
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Was he the era’s greatest Democrat or its elected autocrat? A hero or a scoundrel? Balancing Andrew Jackson’s legacy is a problematic exercise, complicated by his many contradictions.
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Adding Republicans to key positions in his administration, Franklin Roosevelt created a unified effort to fight World War II.
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