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The Americans built a dynamite gun for the Spanish-American War
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoGeneral Toral's surrender of Santiago to General Shafter, July 13th, 1898. There was no love lost...
Wartime legend of ‘Tokyo Rose’ sent a Japanese American woman to prison in 1949
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoAmerican soldiers fighting World War II in the Pacific called her “Tokyo Rose.” Each night, a...
How President William McKinley and his native Ohioans responded to war with Spain
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident William McKinley wanted to avoid war with Spain, but the sinking of the USS Maine 125...
They Were Fearless 1890s War Correspondents—and They Were Women
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Greco-Turkish War of 1897 was a short and ignominious conflict, waged for a mere month or so...
Our Era Is One of Defensive Nationalism. It's Happened Before
Time via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSupporters of Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump listen while he...
ByGone Muncie: Muncie theaters embraced early technology of cinema
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen I’m not moonlighting as a ruggedly handsome public historian, I’m usually working in some form...
'The blood be on your head': Taunton history etched into the gravestones at Plain Cemetery
Taunton Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAUNTON — You’ve probably driven by it hundreds of times. You’re cruising along Broadway, just past...
20 Billionaire American Dynasties and How They Made Their Money
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoA billion dollars can cast a long shadow -- and not just if you get it all in $1 bills and see how...
David Soul of 'Starsky and Hutch' fame has died. His career launched after performing in North...
Dickinson Press, N.D. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 5—Editor's Note: In November of 2018, Forum columnist Curt Eriksmoen wrote a two-part series on David Soul. The following story contains content from those stories along with updated news ...