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World War II

Atlantic War's Undeclared Origin

In October 1941, the United States was the only major industrial power still neutral. But that status was becoming increasingly tenuous. Off its east coast, America sailed a dangerous diplomatic course between two belligerents involved in a shooting war in the Atlantic Ocean. The country's situation off the west coast was little better; there the question of shooting began with the interrogative Read More

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KENEDY, TX — On December 13, 2000, seven prisoners made a dramatic escape from the maximum security John B. Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas.The men, who would later be nicknamed “The Texas Seven,” dominated national headlines and their plan earned comparisons to the infamous 1962 Alcatraz prison break.They were apprehended a little more than a month later after the case was featured on Amer Read More

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