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You Might Be Surprised to Learn What This Resort Hotel Did During World War II
Rounding the bend past the guard gate, I catch my breath when I spy the Greenbrier resort’s main building. The…
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Buffalo Bill Delighted Italian Fans by Bringing His Wild West Across the Ocean Blue at the Turn of the Century
To this day virtually everyone in the United States has heard of William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody. Even those not…
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Filmed During WWII, This Italian War Film Started Its Own Cinematic Genre
Once Italy surrendered to the Allies in September 1943, the Germans moved into the vacuum. Rome was declared an “open…
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To Depict the Frontier Era with Authenticity, This Artist Walks in the Footsteps of Mountain Men
A historian with a brush and a palette, David Wright considers it his mission to depict America’s frontier era with precision.…
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During WWII Gliders Seemed Like a Good Idea
Commandos on Wings” ran the headline of the article in Washington’s Evening Star on November 1, 1942. The subhead read,…
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Dan Sickles Insisted that His Gettysburg Antics Saved the Union. Was He Right?
“It was either a good line, or a bad one, and, whichever it was, I took it on my own…
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Even in the Headline-Grabbing World of Drones, the Predator Stands Out
Specifications Height: 6 feet 11 inches Wingspan: 55 feet 2 inches Empty weight: 1,130 pounds Maximum takeoff weight: 2,250 pounds…
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This English Farmer Built a Lancaster Simulator—James Holland Just Had to see It
Not so long ago, I had an extraordinary experience. I sat in the pilot’s seat of an Avro Lancaster, a…
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The Ercoupe Is Easy to Fly–But You Better Not Be in a Hurry
So you’ve had a “fender bender” in your plane and are in need of some wings. What do you do? …
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Would You Pay $2 Million For This Stamp?
On November 8, 2023, collector Charles Hack paid more than $2 million for a postage stamp. It was not just…
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