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In 1972, it seemed that ratifying the equal rights amendment was almost a sure thing. First proposed to Congress in 1923 by suffragist Alice Paul,

Dwight Eisenhower, the supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, would never forget the moment his boots hit the sand during Operation Overlord – the

When a natural disaster, pandemic, war, or other crisis occurs, the Americans have responded with kindness, turning both civilians and notables into heroes. According to

During the 1950s and 1960s, the civil rights movement dominated the political landscape. But for Bernard Garrett, an African American born and raised in the

“ARE YOU DOING ALL YOU CAN?” “We can do it!” During the Second World War, Americans at home were reminded to do their part by

From the American point of view in 1889, the Russian flu was hardly a problem. What if it had struck with a vengeance in the

Since the opening of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, international sports competition has only been canceled three times: once during the First World

In 1665 and 1666, a city experienced two enormous tragedies: the Great Plague in London and the Great Fire in London. The plague killed around

Nearly 700 years ago, overwhelmed doctors and health officials battling a devastating epidemic of bubonic plague in medieval Italy had no idea of ​​viruses or