In November 1924, a small group of Macy’s employees gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving in New York City and, unbeknownst to them, established a holiday tradition that would endure for decades to come.
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Field of Dishonor: Famous American Court-Martials
From Bradley Manning and Nidal Hassan to George Custer and Benedict Arnold, a brief history of the nation’s most notable military trials
10 Deadliest Tornadoes in U.S. History
After Moore, TIME takes a look back at 10 other deadly tornadoes that have wreaked havoc throughout U.S. history.
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Get Women in the Picture!
I received an email from a doctoral student at the University of West Florida who is writing her dissertation on women military careerists born between 1940 and 1955. As a result, she has spent a good amount of time talking to retired service women, as well as visiting the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. She …
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Women’s History Month: You Go, Girls!
I have been thinking about Women’s History Month since March began. Then, I saw that March 8 was International Women’s Day, an event that has taken place worldwide since the early 1900s. According to its website, it began amid the turbulence of the industrial age when women started realizing their oppressed and subordinate …