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    Presidential Election of 1824: Nationalists, Radicals, and the Origins of a New Two Party...

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    The election of 1824 pitted two factions of the Republican party, the only major party existing, against each other: National versus Radical or Old...

    Battle of Little Bighorn: 36 – Scandal and More Scandal

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    The first Mrs. William Belknap and the second Mrs. William Belknap had been the “vivacious, and extravagant” Tomlinson sisters. They were two Kentucky belles...

    Madison’s Memorial and Remonstrance: Leading the Way for Religious Freedom

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    James Madison established his credentials as a champion of religious freedom with his Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments. In 1785, James Madison wrote the...

    Al Smith, the Man America Needed: Tammany “Stooge” Changed the Nation

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    He said "the only cure for democracy is more democracy" and he meant it. He made America a better place to live but who...

    Reactions to Polygamy: Overland Travelers Thoughts on Plural Marriage

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    Overland Travelers who visited Utah Mormons were horrified, fascinated and bemused by plural marriage. One of the most unique aspects of LDS history is the...

    The Decline of Iron Smelting

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    Catoctin Furnace played a role in building the America for more than a century, but times change and iron smelting technology moved beyond what...

    The Process of Iron Smelting: Turning Iron into Usable Metal

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    Iron changed the world. It was a metal that could be turned into weapons, useful household implements and frames for buildings. The process of smelting...

    Presidential Trivia: Shortest, Oldest, Fattest, Etc

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    Find out why President Taft needed a special bathtub, what records might be broken by Obama or McCain, and which president was not a...

    Delaware’s First Settlement Made by Swedes

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    Henry Hudson and Lord Delaware were there earlier, but Delaware's first permanent settlement in 1638 was Swedish. Their fort was named for Sweden's Queen...

    David Rice Atchison: U. S. President for a Day

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    David Atchison never campaigned for president, was not inaugurated and slept most of what some consider the most important day of his life-the day...
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