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Why We Still Remember: The Legacy of World War II
Seventy-five years have passed since the end of World War II. The veterans are almost gone. The memories are fading. But we still remember. We build monume…
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Rise of America
The American University System: The World's Most Powerful Knowledge Engine
There is something remarkable about the fact that for decades, the best students and researchers from across the world have gotten on planes to come to the…
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The Forgotten Front: Africa's Role in World War II
When we think about World War II, our minds often go straight to Europe and the Pacific. But there was another crucial battleground that rarely gets the at…
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D-Day Through the Eyes of Those Who Were There
I spent a week in Normandy a few years ago. The beaches are peaceful now. Families build sandcastles where soldiers once crawled through a hail of bullets…