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Coxey’s Army

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Caryn

Coxey’s Army was a protest march in 1894, led by Jacob Coxey, made up of unemployed workers calling for government-funded public works and legal-tender currency. It arose during the Panic of 1893, a harsh economic depression that left over four … Continue reading →

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The Gold Standard

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Caryn

Sometimes, what seems like a necessary change, and what might have been done with good intentions, ends up being far more detrimental than helpful. In the United States, from 1879 to 1933 our monetary system was based on and utilized gold. Continue reading →

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Some Measure Of Revenge

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Caryn

When the Germans surrendered at the end of World War II, Germany was divided into four areas of control by the Allied Powers…Great Britain in the northwest, France in the southwest, the United States in the south, and the Soviet Union in the east. Continue reading →

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Political Party Dangers

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Caryn

George Washington was not just our first president, but he was also an incredibly intelligent man. Normally, when George Washington spoke, people listened. Maybe his leadership was a big part of what made our system of government work so well, but there was one thing that everyone decided to ignore… Continue reading →

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Political Manipulation Of Scientific Work

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Caryn

In December of 2006, some 10,000 US researchers signed a statement protesting about political interference in the scientific process. In other words, the politicians were manipulating the scientific outcomes of research in order to sell their own agenda to the people. Continue reading →

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Father Of The United States Navy

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Caryn

Pirates, as we know them, are criminals who hijack ships to rob them of anything of value on board. Sometimes however, a “pirate” can actually be working for the government, or at least on behalf of the government. Such was the case on April 10, 1778, when Commander John Paul Jones and his crew of 140 men Continue reading →

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The Enemy Within

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Caryn

When we think of war heroes, civilians seldom come to mind. The reality is that there are many, many civilian heroes in any war. Each of those civilian heroes has their own reasons to take the actions they take. Continue reading →

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“And I Have Loved Germany So Much.”

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Caryn

It was a big move for a Milwaukee, Wisconsin girl, but in the end, it would be her undoing. Mildred Fish was born in Milwaukee in 1902, and upon her high school graduation, she studied and then taught English at UW-Madison. Continue reading →

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Agent Orange

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Caryn

The Vietnam war was many things, but I don’t think anyone really expected Operation Ranch Hand…at least not the general public. Who would have expected such a heinous act to be carried out by the government. Operation Ranch Hand was … Continue reading →

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They Were Not Broken

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Caryn

During World War II, the Germans began a bombing campaign, during the Battle for Britain, that was known as the Blitzkrieg, which means lightning war. The name was often shortened to the Blitz. The Blitz began on September 7, 1940 … Continue reading →

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