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Britain Celebrates Dickens' 200th Anniversary: Big Pic

Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:12 AM ET   |   0

Britain marks the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth with unique events all over the country. Read more

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Vote for Your Favorite History Story of 2011

Posted by  Trace Dominguez  Thu Dec 22, 2011 09:56 AM ET   |   0

Mummies, the Civil War and a possible wife of the Christian God? Must be a History poll! Vote for your favorite History story of 2011. Read more

Vote for Your Favorite History Story of 2011

Heavy Armor Led to French Knights' Loss

Posted by  Rossella Lorenzi  Thu Jul 21, 2011 09:02 AM ET   |   0

French knights may have lost to a smaller army of English soldiers in 1415 because they had to slog it out in heavy armor. Read more

Heavy Armor Led to French Knights' Loss

Cinco de Mayo: NOT Mexico's Independence Day

Posted by  Lauren Effron  Thu May 5, 2011 10:48 AM ET   |   0

Cinco de Mayo marks Mexico's freedom from France -- but it's celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico! Read more

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Hitler Ate Marmalade at Breakfast

Posted by  Liz Day  Mon Nov 1, 2010 09:12 AM ET   |   0

Newly declassified documents detail Hitler's breakfast habits and a mythical Nazi fortress in the Alps. Read more

Hitler Ate Marmalade at Breakfast

Abe Lincoln Doc Survived Donner Party Ordeal

Posted by  Teresa Shipley  Tue Jul 20, 2010 01:45 PM ET   |   0

Documents riding with the ill-fated Donner Party yield new clues about Lincoln's life. Read more

Abe Lincoln Doc Survived Donner Party Ordeal

Cinco de Mayo: NOT Mexico's Independence Day

Posted by  Lauren Effron  Wed May 5, 2010 03:12 PM ET   |   0

With a history steeped in battles and rebuilding, Mexico has earned every right to be proud. Today marks a Mexican holiday that more and more people every year celebrate in the United States, many not knowing why they do it: ... Read more

Cinco de Mayo: NOT Mexico's Independence Day

Marine Corps Celebrates 234 Years

Posted by  Talal Al-Khatib  Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:24 PM ET   |   0

Today is the 234th anniversary of the founding of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The USMC birthday comes on the eve of Veterans' Day, which was established to commemorate the signing of the armistice that ended World War I ... Read more

Marine Corps Celebrates 234 Years

Deadly Geology of the U.S. Civil War

Posted Thu Oct 22, 2009 09:19 AM ET   |   0

The Civil War's deadliest battles had a lot to do with the geology of the ground soldiers fought on. Read more

Civil War soldier looks out on a battlefield
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