Modern US History
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Origin, History of the United States Air Force
This technologically gifted branch of the Armed Services has seen Military Air Power advance from balloons to bi-planes to bombers to outer space vehicles and satellites! more...
One Minute to Midnight by Michael Dobbs
In this detailed account of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Michael Dobbs brings new information, analysis and conclusions to a narrative that reads like a Tom Clancy novel! more...
Women Candidates for Vice President of the USA
Two women have been nominated by the two major political parties. In 1984, Democrats nominated Geraldine Ferraro. In 2008, Republicans nominated Sarah Palin. more...
World War II, Cargo Cults in the South Pacific
Imagine a stone age culture suddenly inundated with twentieth century technology and manufactured goods by the full strength of American Military power and machinery. more...
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
In 1954, Indochina, including Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam needed a strong defense against Chinese Communism and to create economic unity. Was SEATO the answer? more...
How Old Is Too Old To Be President
Health may be an issue but should age be a factor in how Americans choose a President? How should this apply to the Constitutional restriction of 35 years of age? more...
The Last Campaign - Robert Kennedy
Called the definitive account of Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 Campaign for President, this is one true story written so that you can't help but hope for a different ending! more...
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John Harvey Kellogg and the Cereal Revolution
By: David McNeill
America's breakfast habits changed in the late 1890s with the development and marketing of cold cereal. C.W. Post and the Kellogg brothers are unsung breakfast heroes. more...
The Life of Rutherford B Hayes
By: Terry Long
President Hayes won one of the most fiercely contested elections in American history. Hayes brought dignity, honesty and moderate reform to the White House. more...
New London School Disaster Worst Ever in US
The brand new school in the Piney Woods of east Texas was a million dollar showplace, until an errant spark reduced its grandeur to a bombed out, body-strewn war zone. more...
Federal Subsidies and Urban Transportation
By: Ron Goodwin
Federal transportation subsidies meant to improve urban mobility inadvertently created our Auto-Nation with the car as the centerpiece of urban transportation planning. more...
By: Jim Rada
In 1964, a young woman was stabbed to death while nearby eyewitnesses did nothing. more...
Automotive Pioneer Alice Ramsey
By: John K. Davis
On June 9, 2009, Emily Anderson left New York driving a 1909 Maxwell touring car. Her goal is to retrace the route of automotive pioneer Alice Ramsey 100 years before. more...
The 1933 Long Beach Earthquake
By: Jim Rada
California is known for its earthquakes, but in 1933, the people were still learning how to best deal with them. more...
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