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MITCH GURFIELD: The real war of the worlds
On the evening of October 30, 1938, thousands of Americans received the scare of their lives when CBS Radio News announced ...
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April 16, 1897: T. Roosevelt Appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy
In 1897, President McKinley appointed Theodore ... needed a modern navy to protect its growing interests around the world. Although he served as the Navy's Assistant Secretary for only a year ...
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TOLSTOI WRITES OF WAR; SAYS IT MUST FOLLOW SLAVERY AND DISAPPEAR. His Letter Based on the Refusal of a Hollander to Serve in the Army.
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December, 1897: McKinley Asks Congress for Aid to Cuba
During the month of December in 1897, reports of horrific famine and disease in Cuba prompted a response from the United States government. President McKinley was deeply disturbed by the 1897 ...