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Two Years That Made the West

Author: Elliott West

In a momentous couple of years, the young United States added more than a million square miles of territory, including Texas and California. 

Did the First Lady Advise the President Not to Run Again?

Author: Julia Sweig

President Johnson shocked the nation when he ended his bid for reelection in 1968. As early as 1964, Lady Bird had suggested that he might not want to run for a second term.

The Revolution Could Have Started Here

Author: Bob Thompson

At a curious stone tower in Somerville, Massachusetts, panic in 1774 could have sparked a war seven months before Lexington and Concord entered the history books.

“This Is Not Frivolous, Mr. Chairman”

Author: Carolyn Woods Eisenberg

Though it was one of his most controversial actions as president, Richard Nixon's covert bombing of Cambodia was excluded from his impeachment articles, helping to shape how the Vietnam War has been remembered ever since.

“Let’s Face the Music and Dance ”

Author: Holley Snaith

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' unique chemistry made them one of the most iconic duos of Hollywood's Golden Age.

Lafayette's Grand American Tour

Author: Elizabeth Reese

Enormous crowds greeted the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, during his visit to all 24 states nearly 40 years after the war ended.

A Bicentennial Blitz for Lafayette

Author: Elizabeth Reese

Starting this August, events over 13 months will commemorate the Marquis de Lafayette’s triumphant return to America 50 years after the Revolution.

Martha Gellhorn Gets Her Story on D-Day

Author: Marc Lancaster

The famous journalist was arrested for stowing away on a hospital ship to cover the action on Normandy, writing a more compelling article than did her husband, Ernest Hemingway.