A posthumous pardon is a form of symbolic redemption; a way of trying to right a wrong and redeem a reputation that…
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Most people can name some basic military maneuvers. There’s the ambush, the charge, deception, artillery or aerial bombardment, just to name a…
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Everyone knows about the Titanic, the Astroworld crowd crush, and 9/11. But there are plenty of other deadly disasters that deserve to…
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During the time of Hitler’s rise to power and the ensuing Holocaust, Jews and other targeted people faced oppression, deportation, and death.…
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Celtic mythology is mainly from Britain, though not so much England. These are the tales of the druids, the Irish Otherworld, the…
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Military history is filled with tales of deceptions, feints, surprise attacks, envelopments, double-crosses, and other brilliant maneuvers by brilliant generals. But it’s…
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Since the dawn of time, human beings have been obsessed with death, dying, and our ultimate fate in this mortal coil that…
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Some historical generals were untalented political appointments. Some were forgettable, or only good under the right conditions. Others were forces to be…
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History is always changing. That doesn’t mean bad actors are always trying to obscure the truth, but rather that our understanding of…
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Recreational marijuana use didn’t become an issue in the United States until after the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s, when immigrants arriving…