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These eerily empty towns were once bustling.

The history of women presidential candidates dates back to the 1870s.

They express the harrowing nature of the war better than words alone.

If there is one general that could be considered as having single-handedly lost the Civil War for the Confederates, it’s John Bell Hood.

Trapped in Japan during World War II, this American citizen faced an uphill battle to return home.

They archived Black history and broke barriers along the way.

These satirical drawings reveal the debates that dominated bygone eras.

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His impassioned allegations of communism made him the face of the Red Scare.

The CIA explored the possibility of mind control on individuals without their consent.

Some children's poems have ominous undertones.

"Foods are going to our fighting men. They come first!"

Three years before his actual assassination, JFK was the target of a different secret plot to take his life.

He was also the last crew member of the USS Utah. 

He was the longest-lived president in U.S. history.

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From 1900 to the postwar years, Churchill was acquainted with 11 US presidents.

From First Ladies to baseball players.

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