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Numbers Stations and Covert Communications During the Cold War
The use of shortwave radio signals as an espionage communication tool during the Cold War.
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Another Truman Controversy as the President Seizes US Steel
In the face of a labor strike that posed risks to the Korean War effort, President Truman took a drastic step to ensure steel production continued.
Jan 9
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Chamberlain Wasn't the Only British Leader to Appease Adolf Hitler
British leaders, scarred from World War I, each decided that the best way to manage Adolf Hitler was through appeasement.
Jan 2
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Socialism With A Face - Czechoslovakia’s Seven Month Experiment
May 21, 2021
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When Hand Washing Went Against Scientific Consensus
Nov 17, 2023
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The Heroic Resistance of Siblings in Nazi Germany
Aug 2, 2024
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The Speech Eisenhower Never Had to Give
Jun 6, 2025
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Leo Major: Canada's Very Own Rambo
Mar 11, 2022
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Great Britain and America Nearly Went Back to War Over Timber
May 6, 2022
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Mussolini's Balkan Mistakes Impact Broader Axis Momentum
El Duce's attempts to flex Italian muscle and reunite historical territories to Italy would cost him more than his credibility as a member of the Axis.
Dec 26, 2025
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Napoleon's Audacious Charge Secures Victory at Somosierra
On his march to Madrid, Napoleon and his army had to make it through the Somosierra Pass. It would take a daring and bold maneuver to secure French…
Dec 19, 2025
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The Barmat Scandal: Corruption, Controversy, and the Cracks in Weimar Germany
As Weimar Germany eroded, the Barmat Scandal would erupt in 1924. By the end of the decade, Antisemitism and an ascending Nazi Party swept Germany.
Dec 12, 2025
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A Western Union Telegram Fails to Warn Pearl Harbor
The ill-fated telegram meant to warn Pearl Harbor of imminent attack, but failed to make it in time.
Dec 5, 2025
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You Shall Not Pass Originated at the Battle of Verdun
The infamous line from Lord of the Rings originated in the bloody trenches of World War I as a French battle cry.
Nov 28, 2025
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Hitler's Left Hand Man Attempts to Make Peace With Britain
The strange story of Rudolf Hess' autonomous peace mission to Britain during World War II.
Nov 21, 2025
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Operation Pastorius: Nazi Germany’s Attempt to Sew Chaos in the US
German saboteurs attempt to strike American infrastructure during World War II.
Nov 14, 2025
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