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He assassinated James Garfield. The story doesn’t end there

At the beginning of the Netflix limited series “Death by Lightning,” about the rise and fall of President James Garfield in 1880–81, his soon-to-be assassin tries to excuse his checkered past before the parole board of the infamous New York prison known as “The Tombs.” “Are we not a nation…

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Roscoe Conkling, the Political Boss Who Twice Declined a Supreme Court Appointment

The Republican stalwart thought he could wield more power from the Senate than he ever could from the Supreme Court.

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Most People Know Their Faces, Not Their Words—10 Quotes From Presidents on U.S. Money

Monday, February 16, is Presidents’ Day. It is a day many Americans take off, and, honestly, not many of us take the time to reflect...

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Carrie Prejean Boller Refuses To Address Candace Owens's Anti-Semitic Comments

Owens: "Jewish people were in control of the slave trade." Boller declines to comment.

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Civil War general and Seneca leader Ely Samuel Parker posthumously admitted to New York State Bar

Ely Samuel Parker, a Seneca leader and Civil War officer, has been posthumously admitted to the New York State Bar

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I Loved Death By Lightning, And There Is An Amazing Follow-Up Opportunity

Robert Todd Lincoln lived a fascinating life

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‘Most horrific death you could imagine’: the truth behind Netflix’s Death By Lightning

The streamer’s new historical drama looks back on the often forgotten story of US president James Garfield whose progressive political career was cut horribly short

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What America’s divided and tumultuous politics of the late-19th century can teach us

People trying to understand politics in the United States today often turn to history for precedents and perspective. Are our current divisions like the ones that preceded the American Revolution or the Civil War? Did the dramatic events of the 1960s generate the same kind of social and political forces…

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Pete Hegseth is skirting law by bringing back Confederate names of army bases

US defense secretary reverted to Fort Bragg and Fort Benning, but the men they honor aren’t role models

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Musical 'Hamilton' and historian Ron Chernow to receive Liberty Medal awards

The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it are getting the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal this fall

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Mourners pay respects to late US Rep. Charles Rangel as his body lies in state at New York City Hall

Mourners are paying their respects to former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel as his body lies in state at New York City Hall

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Trump's military parade is a US outlier in peacetime but parades and reviews have a long history

The military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday will be a new spectacle for many Americans

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The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed

Donald Trump is the third U.S. president to pardon a large group of insurrectionists. His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew…

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50 Hilariously Clever Memes That Explain History In A Way Textbooks Don’t (New Pics)

We’ve gathered some excellent, informative and downright hilarious examples of history memes. The post 50 Hilariously Clever Memes That Explain History In A Way Textbooks Don’t (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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‘Wearied’ almost to death: U.S. presidents have often experienced despair amid political turmoil

The 2024 presidential election loss was bad enough for Democrats in the United States, generating dismay and woeful post-mortems throughout the ranks.

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Bob Newhart was more than an actor or comedian – he was a literary master

If you knew Bob Newhart only as an actor – most notably as the star of the legendary “Bob Newhart Show” but also in a minor though memorable role in the movie “Elf” – you may not have thought of him as a literary figure.

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Free Things to Do in New York City

Seven free things to do in New York City, so you can better enjoy the most expensive city in the country.

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Trump ranked as worst US president in history, with Biden 14th greatest

Survey of 154 scholars places 45th president behind even ‘historically calamitous chief executives’ linked to civil war

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Book Review: 'Soldier of Destiny' traces Ulysses S. Grant's complicated route before the White House

Historian John Reeves examines Ulysses S

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Tuberville ends holdout on most high-ranking military nominations

After holding up the promotions or new assignments of several hundred senior officers for nearly a year, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville relented to pressure from both GOP and Democratic Senate members and ended most of his campaign against a military policy on abortion.

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Longstreet: the Confederate general who switched sides on race

Elizabeth Varon considers how Robert E Lee’s lieutenant came to work for civil rights and fight white supremacist violence

The Guardian - US

Master and Commander at 20: a miraculous masterpiece of action cinema

Peter Weir’s adventure didn’t find enough of an audience in 2003 but its old-fashioned sturdiness has given it a long life

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Klan War: how Ulysses S Grant took the fight to the extreme right

Historian Fergus Bordewich salutes the civil war general turned 18th president for his attempt to reconstruct the south

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How to Overcome Identity Loss in Retirement

Identity loss in retirement happens often, and it's not unusual to mourn the person you were before.

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Before Trump indictments, a timeline of past presidential scandals

While former US President Donald Trump is the first to be indicted, he is not the first to face a political scandal.

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