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TR's Wild Side
, , , Issue 3As a Rough Rider in the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt’s attention to nature and love of animals were much in evidence, characteristics that would later help form his strong conservationist platform as president More >>>
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The Cold War
Artifacts AIM-54 Phoenix U.S. Naval Museum of Armament & Technology Soviet Guided Missile Frigate Navy Art Collection Douglas D-558-2 National Air & Spac More >>>
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The Sage of Black Rock
, , , Issue 1CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite underwent a dramatic change of heart during the Vietnam War—and in doing so, changed the face of broadcast journalism More >>>
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Picturing Alaska
, , , Issue 4On a 1947 trip up north with his son, Ansel Adams took a remarkable photograph that brought Alaska's grandeur to the American public on a large scale for the first time More >>>
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The Emergence Of Modern Mexico
, , , Issue 3The period between Mexican independence and the constitution of 1917 was turbulent and painful More >>>
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Smoke Alarm
, , , Issue 4“That’s General MacArthur! Clear the port wing of the bridge!!” More >>>
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“No One Returns Alive”
, , , Issue 5Too often overlooked today, the New Guinea campaign was the longest of the Pacific War, with 340,000 Americans fighting more than half a million Japanese. More >>>
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MacArthur’s Missed Signal?
, , , Issue 8Why were twenty wounded American soldiers released on Thanksgiving in 1950, days before the Chinese attacked in Korea? More >>>
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The Gilded Age And Industrialization
Artifacts Electric Truck State Museum of Pennsylvania Tariff Cartoon American Heritage Archives Stories Recent From the Archives More >>>
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The American Revolution
Artifacts Model of Hannah, First U.S. Ship U.S. Navy Museum Regulations for the Order and Discipline of Troops of the United States Valley Forge National Historic Park More >>>