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50 years after Abbey’s 'Monkey Wrench Gang,' activists confront bigger targets
Inspired to devote his life to conservation by the 'cantankerous' author, Ryan Choi says Ed Abbey would be livid over Trump's environmental reversals.
‘Provocative in a good way’: John Hirst was a rigorous historian, independent thinker and passionate believer in Australia
John Hirst’s body of work is an implicit but powerful defence of evidence-based history at a time when the truth is under attack.
She searched for a WWI gravesite photo. Now she connects thousands to soldiers who died | Opinion
Lynn Goralski set out to record the final resting places in France of U.S. soldiers dedicated to those who served in World ...
Infamous WWI operation to be explored at North Yorkshire museum
Military historian John Wilson will present a talk titled "Gallipoli 1915: A Campaign Doomed to Failure, or a Campaign Almost ...
‘King George’s War and the Thirty-Year Peace’ Review: The Colonial Theater
Troops from New England captured a French colonial fortress. Military setbacks in Europe forced them to give it back.
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Amelia Earhart Made History in a Plane She Called Her ‘Little Red Bus.’ Here’s How It Became a Revered Museum Artifact and Hallowed Symbol
As the Smithsonian presents the aviator’s restored Vega in Washington, a special replica of the aircraft quietly re-emerges ...
Love Note Dated 1915 Found Tucked Inside Jane Austen Novel
The finder told Newsweek: "Eyre was not just a soldier; he was a human being, with his own dreams and loves and hopes." ...