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March 10, 2026
Kamikazes of WW2
Kamikaze attacks during World War II were a Japanese military strategy where pilots conducted suicide missions by crashing their aircraft into enemy ships, primarily in the Pacific Theater. These high-stakes attacks aimed to inflict maximum damage on Allied forces. Despite limited success, kamikaze tactics reflected the desperation of the Japanese military and resulted in significant naval casualties.
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July 19, 2021
Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin
After graduating from Yale in 1792, Eli Whitney solved a common problem faced by plantation owners harvesting cotton with the Cotton Gin which quickly separated seeds from fibers.
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July 16, 2021
The Donner Party: Mistakes Make for a Deadly Winter
In 1846, the Donner Party was the last westbound wagon train of the season and the first with wagons to attempt a new route, which forced them to endure a deadly Sierra Nevada winter at Truckee Lake.
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July 15, 2021
The 1980s: Culture, Fashion, Movies, and More
Ronald Reagan’s supply-side, trickle-down economic policies were popular in the 1980s after a period of rising inflation, high government spending and crime rates.
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July 14, 2021
What is the 15th Amendment?
Adding weight behind the First Reconstruction Act to give post-Civil War African Americans their rights, the 15th Amendment supported U.S. voting rights, indiscriminate of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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July 13, 2021
Legend of Werewolves: Origins of the Lycanthrope
Scholars argue over the origins of the legend of werewolves, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Nordic folklore, the belief in lycanthropy, or humans that shape-shift into a wolf, has been popular throughout history.
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July 12, 2021
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown’s radical plans for the abolition of slavery culminated in the Harpers Ferry raid, where 22 recruited men helped Brown overtake an armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, leading to a fatal and treasonous standoff.
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July 9, 2021
Battle of Yorktown: Hamilton Charges, Cornwallis Surrenders
When allied French reinforcements were delayed, George Washington created the illusion of a large soldier encampment, bluffing the British. In the Battle of Yorktown, Alexander Hamilton led a charge with only bayonets and hand-to-hand combat, ending with Cornwallis’ surrender.
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