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Christopher Klein is the author of four books, including When the Irish Invaded Canada: The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought for Ireland’s Freedom and Strong Boy: The Life and Times of John L. Sullivan. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and National Geographic Traveler. Follow Chris at @historyauthor.

How a Rogue Navy of Private Ships Helped Win the American Revolution

How a Rogue Navy of Private Ships Helped Win the American Revolution

A fleet of makeshift warships helmed by colonial ‘privateers’ ravaged British shipping.

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When the US Government Fast-Tracked a Flu Vaccine in an Election Year

When the US Government Tried to Fast‑Track a Flu Vaccine

More than a quarter of the nation was inoculated in 1976 for a pandemic that never materialized.

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5 Times Hurricanes Changed History

5 Times Hurricanes Changed History

These violent storms have had far‑reaching consequences that altered the course of history in surprising ways.

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How Did World War II End?

How Did World War II End?

These are the five key events that led to the conclusion of World War II.

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How Teddy Roosevelt's Views on Race Complicated His Progressive Legacy

How Teddy Roosevelt’s Belief in a Racial Hierarchy Shaped His Policies

His conviction that white men of European descent were innately superior informed his actions on matters from national parks to foreign policy.

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How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Help Win the Civil War

Lincoln was so taken with the new technology—which he called ‘lightning messages’—that he sometimes slept on a cot in the telegraph office during major battles.

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Alexander Hamilton, by John Trumbull

Alexander Hamilton’s Complicated Relationship to Slavery

The Founding Father opposed slavery, but he bought and sold enslaved people for his in‑laws—and possibly even his own household.

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The Big Three at the Yalta Conference, 1945

How the ‘Big Three’ Teed Up the Cold War at the 1945 Yalta Conference

Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill hammered out postwar matters like the creation of the United Nations, the fate of Eastern Europe and the ‘dismemberment’ of Germany.

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Biosphere II

When Biosphere 2 Became a Grand Experiment in Self‑Isolation

In the 1990s, eight adventurers spent two years separated from the rest of the world inside a futuristic greenhouse meant to mimic a spaceship—on Earth.

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Ulysses S. Grant's Battle with Cancer

Bankrupt and Dying from Cancer, Ulysses S. Grant Waged His Greatest Battle

Aided by Mark Twain, the former president and Civil War hero raced to complete a literary masterpiece that saved his wife from destitution.

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How President Nixon Responded to the Kent State Shootings

How Nixon’s Presidency Became Increasingly Erratic After Kent State

The Kent State shootings triggered wider student protests—and prompted a surprise presidential visit with students gathered at the Lincoln Memorial.

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When a US Hospital Ship Was Attacked by a Kamikaze Pilot During WWII

After being hit by a Japanese suicide plane, the crew of the USS Comfort were forced to tend to their own.

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