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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.