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Illustrations about war
In 490 BC – just before the advent of cell phones and Skype – legend reports that a Greek solider was tasked with relaying crucial information: his comrades had just …
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Speak Up…I Dare You!
In 1956, just three years after the death of Joseph Stalin, perhaps Russia’s most tyrannical leader, Nikita Khrushchev, the new prime ministry of Russia, gave an address to the 20th …
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Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton
Abraham Lincoln had a great strategy for destroying enemies: he befriended them. Perhaps no other sitting American President had so many enemies as did Lincoln. As history tells, one of …
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Second Lieutenant Charles “Charlie” Brown was only 21 years old when he piloted his first combat mission as an aircraft commander. On this mission, he would need all the help …
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A Reputation for Forgiveness
Abraham Lincoln was one of the most gracious presidents America has ever had. His reputation for compassion and mercy – even for Confederate soldiers – set him apart from most …
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Everybody’s played Monopoly. We’ve all sought possession of Park Place and Boardwalk so we can extract exorbitant fees from fellow competitors who stay in our tiny green houses and/or red …
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In France in 1943, a crowd of men, women and children huddled together at the train station. Dressed for a long journey and standing with their bags at their sides, …
