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All these years I thought Eddie Rickenbacker served in World War II. 1 raccoon Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1789
On This Day in History - August 12, 1960 0 discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2018 Aug 2018 2 2044
*Alexander Hamilton Died 214 Yrs. Ago; Immigrant, Statesman, Founding Father 2 appalachiablue Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 2314
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Sally Hemings Takes Center Stage. 0 elleng Jun 2018 Jun 2018 5 1985
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The Confederate General Who Became a Race Traitor 11 pangaia Nov 2017 Mar 2018 14 3353
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"The Men Who Built America - Frontiersmen" was infuriatingly bad 5 Freelancer Mar 2018 Mar 2018 5 2913
Ross Perot 9 BlueDog22 Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 3029
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This message was self-deleted by its author 1 lordsummerisle Dec 2017 Dec 2017 7 1744
When New York City Was a (Literal) Battlefield 1 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 2071
Manspread: before and after - Lady Ga Ga and the Live Five 1 Goonch Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 2254
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When family history informs us about American History 6 csziggy Mar 2017 Sep 2017 3 2373
Axis of Evil speech Jan 2002 3 irisblue Aug 2017 Sep 2017 0 2620
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Amelia Earhart mystery: Photo appears taken 2 years before pilot vanished. 2 Cattledog Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2485
How the East Was Won: A Photographic Portrait 0 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2636
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Political Correctness? 4 srcameron Jun 2017 Jun 2017 7 3840
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A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces. Head-Scratching Ensues. 1 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 15 8677
TAFT CAUSES HOTEL DELUGE (caps in original at NY Times) 2 steve2470 Mar 2015 Mar 2017 2 2827
On September 17, 1861, President Lincoln imprisoned one third of the Maryland General Assembly 2 steve2470 Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 4118
I wonder how Comrade tRump is going to F*** up Womens History month? 4 samnsara Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1809
Was Mary Todd Lincoln Driven ‘Mad’ by a Vitamin Deficiency? 1 elleng Jul 2016 Feb 2017 0 1891
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February 25, 1870 First African American Senator 5 Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 Dec 2016 4 3021
I rarely do this, but I am going to recommend a book... Pls see : 2 dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 Jul 2016 8 2301
{16th-Century Spanish} Santa Elena fort found {on Parris Island, SC} after decades-long search 0 eppur_se_muova Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1621
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Ralph Lincoln 2 rug Nov 2014 Jul 2016 2 2524
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Unpublished Black History 0 Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 2885
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A Rivalry of Cousins: Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt 4 no_hypocrisy Sep 2014 Aug 2015 3 2491
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