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William Koelpin U.S. Army Medal of Honor Upper Washita River, Texas Sept. 9, 1874 On Sept. 9, 1874, Sergeant William Koelpin found himself on a knoll near Texas’ Upper Washita River, tending to his 14 men and dashing to and from the nearest water hole, all under fire from Kiowa and Comanche Indians. Though Prussian …
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Can We Come to Terms With China?The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China’s War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900 by Diana Preston The 1900 uprising against foreigners in China—led b… Read MorePresidential PokerFDR, Truman, Ike and Nixon all knew when to hold ’em or fold ’em. A year before Barack Obama launched his campaign for the presidency, a reporter asked him if he had a hidden talen… Read MoreAbigail Adams’ Last Act of DefianceWeeks before the Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Abigail Adams penned a now famous letter to her husband, John, admonishing him to “Remember th… Read MoreEvery Picture Tells a StoryAmerica’s transformation from a fledgling confederation of 13 colonies to a mature republic took a century and a half. The nation was born, settled and then wracked by civil war; i… Read MoreMark Twain’s Guide to Our Most Tumultuous Century“Bring me my spectacles,” Mark Twain scribbled on a scrap of paper, as he lay in bed too sick to speak. It was the last sentence he ever wrote. He died a few hours later, on April … Read More
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