America Has Always Had a Love Affair with Its Service Rifles
A guide to three key iterations of the American service rifle, which include the 1903 Springfield, the M-1 Garand, and the ...
Smithsonian Magazine11h
The Railroad Workers Behind the Civil Rights Movement
Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...
KPBS16h
In reinstating the name of Fort Bragg, the Army hopes to skirt a ban on Confederate namesakes
The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now ...
Pete Hegseth wants to put Confederate names back on military bases. It won't be easy.
President Donald Trump's defense secretary can't simply snap his fingers and change Texas' Fort Cavazos back to Fort Hood. A ...
The Sacramento Observer1d
From Wash Tubs to Union Halls: Black Women’s Legacy in the Labor Movement
In the aftermath of the Civil War, as the United States grappled with Reconstruction, Black women — both formerly ...
‘This isn’t a history lesson’: Inside the new musical about Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
The bold stage show '3 Summers of Lincoln' — starring Ivan Hernandez, Quentin Earl Darrington, Carmen Cusack and Saycon ...
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The Spanish ancestor of the 'boonie hat', the wide-brimmed hat worn by soldiers
This item of clothing is known in English as a "boonie hat" and in Spanish it is usually called a "chambergo". Obviously, throughout history many wide-brimmed hats of different types have been used in ...
Rockland County Times3d
The Six Triple Eight is no Saving Private Ryan, but it’s just as Poignant
Joseph Dunnigan I went into watching Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight with low hopes.  After growing up on Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Saving Private Ryan, it was hard for me to imagine that ...
Times News3d
Ned Jilton II: A history of U.S. presidents and their military service
Feb. 17 is Presidents Day. A friend and I were talking about presidents when he said that so many of them were senators, representatives or governors and wondered if any ...