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World War II |
Letter from Readers -- November 2006 World War II Magazine The aftermath of the Malmedy massacre... A modern soldier recalls his visit to Hill 427... etc. |
Wild West December 2006 Daniel D. Aranda |
Warm Springs Apache Leader Nana: The 80-Year-Old Warrior Turned the Tables On August 19, 1881, in a remote New Mexico Territory canyon, Warm Springs Apache leader Nana ambushed a combined military and civilian force that was out to get him. |
Science News October 14, 2006 |
Timeline: From the October 10, 1936, Issue X Rays Bring Out Full Inner Beauty of Leaves... Better Pneumonia Treatment Made Possible by Research... Power-Alcohol Plant Now in Commercial Production... |
AskMen.com Jen Woodward |
False Pandemic Scares While nobody can say for sure if or when another pandemic will strike, these historic false alarms might soothe your fears. |
Science News October 7, 2006 |
Timeline: From the October 3, 1936, Issue Steel and Concrete Hold 8,000,000-Pound Load... Living Organisms Found in Waters of the Dead Sea... Through Special Technique Enzyme is Viewed at Work... |
PC World October 2, 2006 Harry McCracken |
Techlog: The Future of Technology--A Look Back Warning! Past predictions are not a guarantee of breakthroughs to come. Here are some past predictions that have or have not come true. |
America's Civil War November 2006 Olav Thulesius |
USS Monitor: A Cheesebox on a Raft The U.S. Navy bureaucracy wanted an ironclad "rigged with two masts" for sails. John Ericsson bucked orthodoxy to create a ship that changed the world. |
America's Civil War November 2006 |
Letter "Tin can on a shingle," some Union soldiers would say upon seeing Monitor; "Cheesebox on a raft," quipped other Yankees. Both are fine descriptions with a homespun American flavor and culinary twist that work well and conjure up an apt image for John Ericsson's vessel. |
British Heritage November 2006 Dana Huntley |
Bartholomew Gosnold: The Man Who Was Responsible for England's Settling the New World The tale of America's forgotten Founding Father. |
Civil War Times October 2006 Richard F. Welch |
America's Civil War: Why the Irish Fought for the Union Irish-American soldiers overcame intense prejudice to create their own Civil War lore. |
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