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The Tragedy of the French Revolution
Three tragedies, as Shakespeare might have written them
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How the American Revolution Wasn't a Revolution
The Patriots weren't trying to overthrow their traditional form of government; they were trying to respect it.
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The Glorious Revolution, Part 2
You've had your revolution; now how do you make it glorious?
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The Glorious Revolution, Part 1
Nineteen out of twenty Englishmen agree: "We need a revolution!"
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Why the Founders Founded DC
This week in history - May 14, 1800 - the United States Congress recessed for the final time in Philadelphia, before its move to the new capital: the…
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The Assassination of President Lincoln
This week in 1865 - April 14th - President Abraham Lincoln was murdered in his hour of triumph
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The History of Copyright
In this day, it's good to remember where it came from
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Columbus Turning the Tiller of History
Several weeks ago, I read a lengthy biography of Christopher Columbus - Admiral of the Ocean Sea, by Samuel Eliot Morison, published in 1942. This book…
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Wikiwalking in Roman Schools
On the Internet, the ancient Roman educational technique of wikiwalking is now more widespread and self-directed.
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Against Elleman on Japanese Internment
World War II Prisoner Exchange and Detention
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Offstage Villains and Telling a Balanced Story
Two books on the history of nuclear secrecy - and my sister's novella
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Framing the Reconstruction Amendments
A Transition in History
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