The invention that won World War II: Patented in 1944, the Higgins boat gave the Allies the advantage in amphibious assaults Article 1329 words 6 votes
A Japanese American newspaper chronicles the ‘searing’ history of immigrant incarceration Article 1410 words 8 votes
One of the few surviving heroes of D-Day shares his story: Army medic Ray Lambert, now 98, landed with the first assault wave on Omaha Beach Article 2034 words 9 votes
Atomic veterans were silenced for fifty Years. Now, they’re talking. Article 765 words, published May 27 2019 8 votes
The contested Confederate roots of Memorial Day: More than two dozen US cities claim to the be the “birthplace of Memorial Day" Article 747 words 7 votes
Dinosaur diplomacy: Andrew Carnegie thought fossils could save Europe from World War I Article 1281 words, published Apr 30 2019 5 votes
During the Cold War, the CIA secretly plucked a Soviet submarine from the ocean floor using a giant claw Article 1822 words 8 votes
Long-lost shipwreck found off Victorian coast, seventy-seven years after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine in WWII Article 565 words 4 votes
The general was female? ASU professor, colleague uncover 200-year-old mystery from the American Revolution Article 1852 words 10 votes
Revolutionary War fighting ended in 1781. The last shots exploded two months ago. Article 2156 words 10 votes
Death and valor on a warship doomed by its own Navy - An investigation into the crash of the USS Fitzgerald Article 6 votes
Mystery blast sank the USS San Diego in 1918. New report reveals what happened Article 608 words 8 votes
One hundred years on, the scars from World War I linger on Australia's streets and in our psyche. Article 3827 words 6 votes
At 63, I threw away my prized portrait of Robert E. Lee Article 3501 words, published Oct 23 2018 9 votes
Hidden for seventy years, a new invaluable contribution to Holocaust literature—the diary of Renia Spiegel—was rediscovered inside a desk in New York Article 2975 words 13 votes
Thirty-five years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war Article 888 words 16 votes
A band of Polish mathematicians figured out much about how German Enigma encoding machines operated, years before Alan Turing did Article 1134 words 6 votes
After a year of rising tensions, protesters tear down Confederate statue on UNC campus Article 652 words 27 votes
Hiroshima - a 1946 piece exploring how six survivors experienced the atomic bombing and its aftermath Article 9 votes
Three myths most Americans believe (Japanese surrender in WW2, Cold War, nuclear bomb threat) Video 29:09, published May 22 2016 7 votes