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    America’s Unnecessary Wars

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    The War of 1812, the Mexican American War, and the Spanish War of 1898 represent conflicts that could have been avoided but were driven...

    Capital Punishment and the Law

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    As far back as 1870 there was a movement to abolish capital punishment. Bills to abolish capital punishment were introduced after the Civil War...

    Delta Phi Epsilon International Sorority

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    Delta Phi Epsilon International Sorority was founded on March 17, 1917, at New York University Law School. DPhiE is the only sorority founded at...

    Life and Death of the Pony Express in the West

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    The Pony Express had a short life. During its existence it provided the nation communication during a period of civil strife, war and westward...

    Nathan Hale is Hanged for Spying – 1776

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    This Patriot and Yale graduate risked death penalty to do surveillance for George Washington. Did he say "I only regret that I have but...

    Quakers and the Underground Railroad

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    One thing Quakers have been known for is their pre-Civil War anti-slavery stance and their work with the Underground Railway. Quaker leader George Fox, after...

    History of Health Insurance in America

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    There has been a long history of inaction concerning universal health care in America. While Europe was busy implementing a social insurance system, the...

    Florence Nightingale as a Mathematician

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    Florence Nightingale is best remembered for her work as a nurse but she also did work as a mathematician, specifically a statistician. She led...

    The Coeur d’ Alene Mining War of 1890

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    In the 1890s, Mine owners and union organizers fought for control of the Coeur d' Alene mines. Suffragist May Arkwright Hutton took up her...

    Testimony from Slaves

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    During the 1930s, the Federal Writers' Project was set up in the United States; among its aims was an effort to interview as many...
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