Week of October 19, 2020 Archives

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Monday, October 19
Meet Mason and Dixon, Who Drew That Famous Line
Phil Mawson BBC News
Steaming Pot of Grits and a Woman Changed Al Green's Life
The Guardian
Harry Farr Wasn't a Coward
Ben Fenton Sydney Morning Herald
Anatomy of the Battle at Yorktown
HistoryPlex
Tale of Destruction of China's Summer Palace
Chris Bowlby BBC Magazine
Second Opium War: Another Chinese Humiliation
Global Security
Puerto Rico's U.S. Ties From 1898-Now
Rebecca Bodenheimer ThoughtCo.com
Battle of Ypres Begins Race to the Sea
John Rickard History of War
1987's Black Monday Worst, But Not Only One
Kimberly Amadeo The Balance
Jefferson Paternity Proven? Not Quite
W. Joseph Campbell Media Myth Alert


Tuesday, October 20
Was Life in Libya Better When Gaddafi Was Alive?
TeleSurHD
10 Dictators Who 'Gave Up' Power
Brandon Christensen RealClearHistory
How Britain Beat Back Napoleon at Sea
Nelson's Navy
'Great Queen' Leads England to Victory
Meilan Solly Smithsonian
Anarchist Bombings Tipped Off First 'Red Scare'
Paul Burnett UMKC
Red Scare Turned Into Boon for Hollywood
Peter Feuerherd JSTOR Daily
A Cold War Hot Battle in the Caribbean
Charles Gillespie Jr. ADST
Von Braun: The Original Rocket Scientist
Robin Williams NASA
Stunning Success of Sydney's Opera House
Steve Hanley Clean Technica
Photos: World's 50 Most Iconic Buildings
Katherine McGrath Architectural Digest


Wednesday, October 21
Germans Killed 100 Serbs for Every Dead Soldier
Serbian FB Reporter
The Crusade That Wasn't Technically a Crusade
History and Headlines
After Prison Closed, Indians Occupied Alcatraz
Adam Cozens History 101
1776: Rethinking Founders' Take on Family
Brandon Dabling RealClearPublicAffairs
Valentich UFO Encounter Solved
McGaha & Nickell Skeptical Inquirer
Sam Houston and Texas' Turn at Independence
Son of the South
Sam Houston's Lone Star Legacy
Texas State Historical Association
First Vote in Jamestown Was Start of Democracy
James Horn American Heritage
Harding Takes on Southern Racism
Greg Bailey Narratively
Were Russian Tzars Alcoholics?
Georgy Manaev Russia Beyond the Headlines


Thursday, October 22
Pilot Lands on Enemy Runway, Other Blunders
Khalid Elhassan History Collection
Why, How Hitler Targeted Poland
Christopher Miskimon Warfare History Network
Reuniting Families Post Holocaust Not Easy
Rebecca Clifford History News Network
Zhokov: A Favorite Son of Mother Russia
Peter Chen WWII Database
Inside Decision Making During Missile Crisis
Martin J. Sherwin Time Magazine
And the Tour de France Winner Is ... No One
Jeremy Repanich Vice Sports
Marines in a Different Kind of War
Thomas Friedman History Reader
Why Satre Turned Down Nobel Prize
Carrie Scott Books Tell You Why
History of SCOTUS and Rise of Religious Right
Nomi Stolzenberg The Conversation
Fall of Brutus at Second Battle of Philippi
Mark Cartwright Ancient History Encyclopedia


Friday, October 23
Pickett's Charge Start of End of Confederacy
Jim Stempel War History Online
France the Real Winner of Thirty Years War
Frank Smitha Macrohistory
Caporetto Was Italy's Biggest WW I Defeat
Vanda Wilcox History Today
Improved Polish-Russian Relations Will Have to Wait
Yuri Vanetik RealClearHistory
Why French Lost at Agincourt
Ellis-Petersen & Fraser The Telegraph
4 Events 40 Years Ago Shaped Future of Biotech
Henry T. Greely STAT News
The Story of George Washington Bridge
NYC Roads
1st Over Niagara Falls? A 63-Year-Old Woman
Alex Q. Arbuckle Mashable
How Cereal Transformed American Culture
Ian Lender Mental Floss
Evolution of Catholic Vote in Presidential Elections
John Rooney RealClearHistory
Monday, October 26
'Best Invasion I Ever Attended'
Patrick Chaisson Warfare History Network
No Good Guys Involved and Shootout Wasn't at OK Corral
Grunge
Eyewitness Account of Sinking of USS Hornet
National World War II Museum
Young U.S. Navy's Big Score
Martin Gibson War and Security
Churchill's Love of Science Was to His Advantage
Carlo Rovelli Spectator USA
Nietzsche: Out of Battlefield, a Philosopher
Stanford University
Erie Canal: Odd Beginning, Ambitious Undertaking
New York State History
Fentanyl: Toxic Gas Turned Deadly
J. Miller & W. Broad NY Times
Buckner Wasn't Just Guy Who Missed a Grounder
Bob Nightengale USA Today
Mossad's License to Kill
Gordon Thomas Daily Telegraph


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