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Elizabeth Van Lew: “Crazy Bet” Brings Down Richmond

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Elizabeth Van Lew--a Yankee spy living in Richmond

Gemini, the Overlooked Space Program

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With the life of the U.S. space shuttle program ending in the next 10-15 years, much attention is being given to a replacement. Designers are building on the lessons learned from previous manned space programs, including the shuttle program, the Apollo program, and the previous, but one of the most important manned space programs, Gemini.

Harriet Beecher Stowe: The Little Woman Who Wrote the Book that Started This Great War

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It is reported that upon being introduced to Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1862, Abraham Lincoln fondly commented she was "the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war." Although President Lincoln's comment was certainly made in jest, in truth, Stowe's novel was indeed instrumental in awakening the abolitionist cause.

Historical Analysis of the Cold War

In color map of countries during the early period of the Cold War

An abbreviated study of the causes and effects of the Cold War on American domestic and foreign policies.

Improvement of U.S. Logistics System in RVN: A Staff Study

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Improvement of U.S. Logistic Systems in RVN briefly studies the role logistics played in the support of counterinsurgency operations in Vietnam.

Insurgency, Counterinsurgency, and the Marines in Vietnam

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In I Corps, the United States Marines often used insurgent and counterinsurgent methods to fight the enemy. Read more about their operations in Insurgency, Counterinsurgency, and the Marines in Vietnam.

Invention of Cotton Gin

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Jackson vs. Calhoun--Part 1

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Jackson vs. Calhoun--Part 1

From the Eaton Affair to the Maysville road Bill.

It has been rare in American political history for presidents and vice-presidents not to get along or like each other, but it has happened. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon, and John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson are three pairs that come immediately to mind. However, the most contentious relationship between a chief executive and his backup might be the pair of President Andrew Jackson and Vice-president John C. Calhoun.

Jackson vs. Calhoun--Part 2

Nullification and Resignation

The disagreements President Andrew Jackson had with Vice President John C. Calhoun in the beginning of their administration were nothing compared to what would take place over the issue of tariffs.

Jean Froissart - Medieval War Correspondent?

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One of the defining events of the Middle Ages was the Hundred Years War that lasted from 1337 to 1453. One of the most famous chroniclers of that period is Jean Froissart. Could he have been a medieval war correspondent gathering information, talking to combatants and talking notes during the fury of battle?

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