Northwest of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), in the Cu Chi district, the remains of an intricate underground network tell the story…
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Though it may seem cowardly to some, the best military course of action is often to withdraw to fight another day. However,…
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When was World War II? What was the Berlin Wall? Who invented the cotton gin? This is what you’ll learn about in…
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While relatively recent occurrences have brought the term into the US lexicon, regime change is as American as apple pie. For nearly…
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The Pilgrims who boarded the Mayflower and sailed across the ocean to America, we’re told, were trying to set up a new…
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Some people talk about the past like it was a free-for-all of love and expression. They imagine a time when sexuality had…
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Even on a small scale, conflict can leave complicated stories and scenes behind. A global war scatters ruins, artifacts, and mysteries over…
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Although they’re literally at our fingertips, we seldom think of them. However, our word processors’ fonts sometimes have intriguing, even surprising origins,…
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Abraham Lincoln wasn’t the person we imagine. In public, he might have been a famous orator who could stand in front of…
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It’s hard to believe, but it happened, and it was less than 100 years ago. In what was perhaps the biggest flop…