Week of August 1, 2016 Archives

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Monday, August 1
Why Warsaw Uprising Failed
John Radzilowski, WWII Database
Another British Betrayal of Poland
Norman Davies, Polish Resistance
Anglo-German Victory in Year of Miracles
British Battles
How Britain and Ireland Came Together
Allan Macinnes, BBC News
Britain Leads Move to Abolish Slavery
Marjie Bloy, Victorian Web
Augustus' Legacy for Roman Empire
UNRV History
Mutiny Lights Fuse for China's Civil War
Ah Xiang, Republican China
Protecting Skies from Mountain Top
Kirk Johnson, New York Times
Worst Bridge Collapses in Last 100 Years
Time
Ex-Marine's Bloody Rampage in Texas
Pamela Colloff, Texas Monthly
Tuesday, August 2
Desert Storm: Last Classic War
Richard Haass, Wall Street Journal
Saddam Offers His Rationale for Kuwait Invasion
Gulf News
Chambers Blows Lid Off Communist Spying
Francis P. Sempa, RCH
JFK: Hero or Goat in PT Boat Disaster?
Thomas Fleming, MHQ
President Harding's Steamy Love Letters to Mistress
Power Players
Hannibal Menaces Rome in Second Punic War
UNRV History
Triumph and Tragedy of Explorer Henry Hudson
Biography
Building 1st Tube Subway
Andy Emmerson, Subterranea Britannica
How Cable Car Climbs Its Iconic Hills
Andrew Tarantola, Gizmodo
Mother Nature Strikes Delta Flight in Dallas
FAA Lesson Learned
Wednesday, August 3
How Germany Could've Won WWI
Michael Peck, National Interest
Truth and Tragedy of the Great War
David Stevenson, Observer
Assassination to Guns of August
Michael Duffy, First World War
World War I: Disaster for European Jews
Berel Wein, Jewish History
How Hitler Became Fuhrer of Third Reich
Philip Gavin, History Place
Tiberius' Uncertain Reign of Roman Empire
UNRV History
Why New World Eluded Columbus
Edmund Morgan, Smithsonian
When Japanese Terror Strikes in Malaysia
Robert Dillon, ADST
Ahmadinejad's Unlikely Path to Power
Global Security
Black Sox and Baseball's Innocence Lost
Douglas Goetsch, Am. Scholar
Thursday, August 4
Why Reagan Took Stand Against Strikers
Bryan Burrough, NY Times
Japanese POW's Daring Breakout
David Hobson, Anzac Day
Little Belgium Puts Up Brave Fight
Chris Baker, First World War
Damn the Torpedos at Mobile Bay
Craig Symonds, Hallowed Ground
Britain, Spain Still Squabbling Over Gibraltar
The Guardian
The Destruction of Second Temple
Berel Wein, Jewish History
Did Lizzie Borden Take Axe to Parents?
Douglas Linder, UMKC
Questions Still Linger Over Monroe's Death
Anthony McCartney, AP
Chilean Miners' Amazing Story of Survival
Live Science
Former ABA Owners' Shrewd Deal
Darren Rovell, CNBC
Friday, August 5
Nuking of Japan Was a Moral Imperative
Henry Miller, Forbes
No Doubt: Atomic Bombs a War Crime
Robert Fisk, The Independent
Japan Deserves No Apology
Neil Steinberg, Chicago Sun-Times
Why Truman Rushed to Nuke Japan
Clive Irving, The Daily Beast
Truman Unleashes Dawn of Atomic Age
Peter Kuznick, Japan Focus
Does Culture Crash Planes? Rubbish
Patrick Smith, Salon
Who Gave Birth to Internet?
Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American
Voting Rights Act and Battle of Voter ID
Corey Dade, NPR
A Clue to Judge Crater's Disappearance
William Rashbaum, NY Times
Shocking Rivalry Over Electric Chair
Marlee Macleod, Smithsonian
Saturday, August 6
Why FDR Settled on 'Germany First'
James Bowen, Pacific War
U.S. Fights Back at Guadalcanal
Peter Chen, World War II Database
An Epic Battle Forgotten in Japan
Kirk Spitzer, Time
Lynching in U.S.: Worse Than First Thought
Rich McKay, Reuters
Clinton's National Security Fiasco
Robert Patterson, Human Events
A Day of Inferno and Terror in Africa
Prudence Bushnell, ADST
Tonkin Gives LBJ Pretext for War
John Simkin, Spartacus Educational
Washington Quells America's First Militia Uprising
Global Security
Day of Death at Courthouse
Ken Combs, Marin Independent Journal
Like It Or Not, Bonds' Record to Stay
Craig Calcaterra, Hardball Talk
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