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Retired Navy, civics proponent, democracy advocate. Head full of movie quotes and can’t put down a good book. Parrot-head... thank you Jimmy for all the great memories!
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U-Boat Skippper, Crew Finish Off Survivors of Torpedo Attack - World War II Day by Day
U.S. “Wahoo” skipper Dudley “Mush” Morton, among other Allied submariners, escaped U-boat skipper Heinz-Wilhelm Eck’s fate, execution for war crimes.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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My Lai Massacre | Facts, Map, & Photos | Britannica
Historical account of the My Lai Massacre, the mass killing of hundreds of unarmed civilians by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Argentina's Role In WWII: How It Supported Many Nazis, & Gave Them Shelter | War History Online
When Nazi Germany finally lay in ruins at the end of World War II in 1945, most of the regime's leaders were either captured or killed. Many of them
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October 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Trump's Ties to Putin, Russia, Media Silence, & Political Corruption
Trump's Ties to Putin, Russia, Media Silence, and Political Corruption. Learn about the controversial connections and their impact on the political landscape.
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October 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Tokyo War Crimes Trial
Eleven countries came together to form the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), convened on April 29, 1946 to try the leaders of Japan for joint conspiracy to start and wage war.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Nürnberg trials | Facts, Definition, & Prominent Defendants | Britannica
Nurnberg trials, a series of trials held in Nurnberg, Germany, in 1945–46, in which former Nazi leaders were indicted and tried as war criminals by the International Military Tribunal. The court rejec...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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The Military Oath That Protects Democracy From Presidents – And Why Hegseth’s “Warrior Ethos” Speech Tests Its Limits - U.S. Constitution.net
Every American military officer swears an oath that begins with ten critical words: “I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Not the president. Not t...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Operation Just Cause | Summary, Panama, Casualties, & Rock Music | Britannica
Operation Just Cause, U.S. military action (December 1989–January 1990) that centred on the invasion of Panama for the purposes of removing Gen. Manuel Noriega, the country’s dictatorial de facto rule...
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September 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland|Paperback
“A remarkable—and singularly chilling—glimpse of human behavior. . .This meticulously researched book...represents a major contribution to the literature of the Holocaust."—New...
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September 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Surname Drumpf: Meaning Origin Variants
What does the surname Drumpf mean? Where does it come from and what are the variants of Drumpf? Which famous people have the surname Drumpf?
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September 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Jared Kushner - Family, Politics & Age
Jared Kushner is a real estate developer, former publisher and Donald Trump's son-in-law. In 2017, he was named a senior adviser to President Trump.
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September 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Ivana Trump: Glamorous immigrant who became a US institution
She was a competitive skier, fashion model, socialite, hard-driving businesswoman and author.
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September 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Ivana Trump - Marriage to Donald Trump, Children & Death
Ivana Trump was a former model who is best known as the first wife of President Donald J. Trump.
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September 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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The right-wing media's shameful history of defending pedophilia and sexualizing children
Over the past year, the far right’s obsession with accusing its opponents of pedophilia has become a staple of the modern Republican playbook. Conservative media stars and GOP elected officials have u...
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September 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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The Time Charlie Chaplin was Almost Assassinated in an Attempt to Bring America to War
The plot resulted in the death of Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi.
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September 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator
YouTube video by Charlie Chaplin
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September 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Wounded Knee Massacre | South Dakota, Occupation, History, & Legacy | Britannica
Wounded Knee Massacre (December 29, 1890) was the slaughter of approximately 150–300 Lakota Indians by U.S. Army troops in the area of Wounded Knee Creek in southwestern South Dakota. The massacre was...
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September 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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A Name that Endures with Honor
While the U.S. victory at Midway put the Japanese Navy on the defensive, it took the long, grueling Guadalcanal campaign to stop its army.
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September 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Temporary Worker Visas
Temporary worker visas are for persons who want to enter the United States for employment lasting a fixed period of time, and are not considered permanent or indefinite. Each of these visas requires t...
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September 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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First Amendment
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September 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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The question is who authorized the strike and under what specific authority?
Trump confirms U.S. strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat
President Trump says the U.S. military has struck a drug-laden vessel in the southern Caribbean after it left Venezuela. The strike comes a week after Washington deployed warships to the region.
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September 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Declaration of War vs. Authorization for Use of Military Force: How America Goes to War
The Constitutional Framework for War The decision to send American troops into combat ranks among the most serious choices any government can make. It carries enormous human, economic, and moral costs...
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September 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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September 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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August 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Slavery in America: United States' Black Mark
Though slavery in America has long since been illegal in the United States, the ramifications of the African slave trade that almost broke the new nation are still felt throughout American society, politics, and culture today. While the rest of the world had long engaged in the forced servitude of people throughout history, America was
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August 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM