The American Civil War, one of the bloodiest conflicts in US history, unfolded with grim…
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Bracketed by the American Civil War and the dawn of the 20th century, the period…
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The legacy of Spain’s super-rich “indianos” is a complex and multifaceted one. In the late…
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In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act. This act stated that any “honest…
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For centuries, the shores of Lake Superior have held countless secrets, hidden in the depths…
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The 20th century has, without a doubt, seen humanity at its most destructive. More people…
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Belle Gunness had cleaned out her bank accounts in the days before the fire as if she was planning to go somewhere.
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The Roanoke Colony was the first English settlement in America. How the lost colony of Roanoke simply vanished has baffled us for centuries.