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Charles Coughlin, the 'Radio Priest' who brought fascism to America in the 1930s (1979) ~humanities.history Article 146 words, published Oct 28 1979 7 votes
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In 1721, Boston’s colonists greeted Cotton Mather’s proposal for smallpox inoculation with a terror that bordered on hysteria ~humanities.history Article 1187 words 4 votes
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America’s dark history of killing its own troops with cluster munitions ~humanities.history Article 5998 words 8 votes
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