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May 12, 2026
Operation Plunder
Operation Plunder was a World War II military campaign launched by Allied forces in April 1945 to cross the Rhine River and secure a foothold in Nazi Germany. It involved extensive aerial and ground assaults, successfully leading to the capture of the Rhine’s eastern bank. The operation played a crucial role in the Allied advance towards Berlin.
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January 5, 2021
The Manhattan Project
A joint venture between the U.S., Great Britain and Canada, The Manhattan Project resulted in the first successful development of a nuclear bomb.
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January 4, 2021
New York Draft Riots of 1863
Remaining the most lethal and destructive riot in American history, the New York City Draft Riots of 1863 started with opposition to Lincoln’s draft and morphed into a race war.
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January 1, 2021
Mexican American War
After Mexico refused to sell land to U.S. President Polk, his belief in manifest destiny led to his declaration of war in 1846. The Mexican American War would ultimately last for two years, costing Mexico a lot of lives and land
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December 31, 2020
The Historical Upside of Pandemic Diseases
Pandemics have had some positive repercussions. The historical upside of past pandemics has spawned bold changes in public health, sanitation, building design, social norms and more.
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December 30, 2020
The First Operation to Cure Blue Baby Syndrome
Marking the beginning of modern cardiac surgery, the first blue baby operation took place on November 29th, 1944, resolving 18-month-old Eileen Saxon’s heart condition.
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December 29, 2020
Mariel Boatlift: Fidel Castro Frees Cubans to Flee for America
In 1980, 125,000 Cubans migrated into Florida after Fidel Castro approved emigration with the ulterior motive to rid Cuba of thieves, prostitutes, addicts and other criminals.
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December 28, 2020
How NASA Sold the Moon Mission to a Skeptical Nation
Considering the mission for a moon landing would cost 4% of the national budget for a decade, it took clever marketing for NASA to convince Congress and the American people to support a moonshot.
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