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post-war America
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Seattle’s Skyward Marvel: When and Why Was the Space Needle Built?
The story begins in the early 1960s, when Seattle’s leaders faced a crisis: the city’s economy was stagnant, its image outdated, and its infrastructure lagging...
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The Exact Moment When Did the Civil War End—and Why It Matters Today
The myth of a clean, ceremonial end persists in textbooks and monuments, but the truth is far messier. While Lee’s surrender at Appomattox marked the symbolic...
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The Last American Civil War Veteran: When Did He Die?
Woolson’s story begins in a time when the Civil War was still a fresh wound, not a distant memory. Born in 1850, he was just 15 when the war ended, but his...