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The invention that won World War II: Patented in 1944, the Higgins boat gave the Allies the advantage in amphibious assaults ~humanities.history Article 1329 words 6 votes
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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 ~humanities.history Article 2034 words 9 votes
Atomic veterans were silenced for fifty Years. Now, they’re talking. ~humanities.history 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" ~humanities.history Article 747 words 7 votes
Dinosaur diplomacy: Andrew Carnegie thought fossils could save Europe from World War I ~humanities.history 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 ~humanities.history Article 1822 words 8 votes
Long-lost shipwreck found off Victorian coast, seventy-seven years after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine in WWII ~humanities.history Article 565 words 4 votes
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Revolutionary War fighting ended in 1781. The last shots exploded two months ago. ~humanities.history Article 2156 words 10 votes
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Death and valor on a warship doomed by its own Navy - An investigation into the crash of the USS Fitzgerald ~humanities.history Article 6 votes
Mystery blast sank the USS San Diego in 1918. New report reveals what happened ~humanities.history Article 608 words 8 votes
One hundred years on, the scars from World War I linger on Australia's streets and in our psyche. ~humanities.history Article 3827 words 6 votes
At 63, I threw away my prized portrait of Robert E. Lee ~humanities.history Article 3501 words, published Oct 23 2018 9 votes