On This Day, Feb. 15: USS Maine explodes, sparks Spanish-American War
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, killing 260 crewmen and leading to a U.S. declaration ...
History Today: Did you know the world’s first teddy bear was inspired by a US president?
Morris Michtom, a small toy store owner, put two stuffed ’teddy bears’ in his Brooklyn shop window for sale, inspired by an ...
Great speeches from around the world
There are also two speeches from the USA, one which is remembered as one of the great presidential speeches of all time and another which help to change the view of AIDS in the country. Don Watson - ...
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Biden passed over Latino WWI hero Marcelino Serna for the Medal of Honor. Advocates continue to push for posthumous honor
When the Fabens international bridge was renamed in 2017 as the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry, a curious man in the crowd was ...
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Biden passed over Latino WWI hero Marcelino Serna for the Medal of Honor. Advocates say medal long overdue
When the Fabens international bridge was renamed in 2017 as the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry, a curious man in the crowd was listening intently to the speeches from the ...
‘Presidents at War’ Review: In the Crucible of Combat
Among the millions of World War II veterans were seven future U.S. presidents. Some only narrowly survived the experience.