John Birch Rescued Survivors of 1942 Doolittle Tokyo Raid
April 18 will be the 70th anniversary of [Lt. Col. James H. “Jimmy”] Doolittle's Tokyo Raid. This surprise bombing attack on Tokyo and other...
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Remembering the Lonely Struggle of Otto Otepka
Otto Otepka is not a name that automatically rings bells in the minds of most Americans, even those Americans with a historical understanding...
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Remembering Wilson and the First World War
George Washington warned Americans "… to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world..." "Peace, commerce and honest friendship with...
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100 Years After the Cherry Blossoms Bloomed
One hundred years ago last week, on March 23, 1912, Japan gave America a gift that keeps on giving: more than 3,000 cherry trees,...
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237 Years Ago Patrick Henry Said: “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.”
Lord Byron called him the “Forest-born Demosthenes.” Others called him the “Lion of Liberty.” Whatever the title, Patrick Henry (left) was never one...
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Madison!
Today, March 16, is the 261st anniversary of the birth of the “Father of the Constitution,” James Madison, Jr. At Montpelier, the home...
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Bicenntenial of Luddite Lawlessness
Is technology and industry good or bad? There is no moral answer to the question. Certainly there are happy men and women who...
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Mitt brennender Sorge: 75th Anniversary of Encyclical Criticizing Nazism
Christianity has proven time and again to be the most resilient force against totalitarianism. This is as true in China today as it...
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The 150th Anniversary of American Ironclads Colliding
The American Civil War was the bloodiest conflict in our nation’s history, made all the more tragic by the fact that, with more...
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40 Years After the Infamous Shanghai Communiqué
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the infamous Shanghai Communiqué, the joint diplomatic agreement between the United States and the People's Republic of...
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Treason: Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, and the Constitution
Sunday, February 19, is the 205th anniversary of the arrest of the former hero of the American Revolution and Vice President of the...
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Dresden, Hiroshima, and Soviet Machinations
The anniversary of the Allied bombing of Dresden on February 13 and 14, 1945 has become an increasingly contentious memory for thousands of...
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Fifty Years After the Algerian War of Independence
Algeria — just west of Libya in northwest Africa — has been part of the civilized world since before Christ. In ancient times,...
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The 66th Anniversary of Tito’s Yugoslavia
The nation of Yugoslavia was a creature of the Versailles Treaty, first cobbled together out of the remnants of the old Austro-Hungarian empire...
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Recalling the Moscow Show Trials
Seventy-five years ago, on January 25, 1937, the terror known generally as the Moscow Show Trials entered its second phase. The first phase...
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