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Featured Articles
“The Die is Now Cast”
Author: Joseph J. Ellis
American resistance to British authority developed with stunning speed 250 years ago in response to George III’s inflexibility.
Quiet Heroines: Nurses in Vietnam
Author: Diane Carlson Evans
We weren't always welcomed home from the war. But we were good at what we did and the patients knew we mattered.
Wars of Annihilation
Author: Victor Davis Hanson
With bloody conflicts in so many hot spots around the world, we should remember that the erasures of civilizations are not mere memories from a distant past.
The Controversial Career of Col. Corcoran
Author: Joseph Connor
Michael Corcoran led New York’s Irish brigade to glory in the Civil War after being disciplined for refusing to parade in honor of Britain's Prince of Wales.
Saved by The Poison Squad
Author: Bruce Watson
Many of our first food-safety laws arose after healthy young volunteers became sick when they tried commercial foods containing toxic additives.
Women Finally Get Full Credit
Author: Elisabeth Griffith
Fifty years ago, the Equal Credit Act was an important step in affording women control of their own finances.
The Night I Met Elvis
Author: Curtis Wilkie
The young rockabilly star autographed each of our forearms.