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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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The Boston Tea Party
Today is the two hundred fiftieth anniversary. No one had planned on it, but the cause and events forced it.
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The Treaty of Versailles
After the war ended, they had to somehow make peace. Making peace turned out to be another battle in itself.
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When the Guns Fell Silent
On this day in 1918, World War One came to an end, and an exhausted continent breathed a questioning sigh of relief.
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What Makes a History Book Good
Several weeks ago, someone asked in the comments whether I thought a particular history book I'd read was a good book. I realized that's something of a…
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The Burr Conspiracy in History and Story
One of the most dramatic and strange stories in the early United States is the later life of Aaron Burr, whom the public mindset unanimously regarded as…
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