American History Discussion Forum - Democratic Underground Forums

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Anyone else think that since 9/11 police and military are automatically considereed "heroes" 5 captain queeg May 2017 May 2017 2 2804

A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces. Head-Scratching Ensues. 1 elleng Apr 2017 Apr 2017 15 8749

TAFT CAUSES HOTEL DELUGE (caps in original at NY Times) 2 steve2470 Mar 2015 Mar 2017 2 2892

On September 17, 1861, President Lincoln imprisoned one third of the Maryland General Assembly 2 steve2470 Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 4299

I wonder how Comrade tRump is going to F*** up Womens History month? 4 samnsara Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1901

Was Mary Todd Lincoln Driven ‘Mad’ by a Vitamin Deficiency? 1 elleng Jul 2016 Feb 2017 0 1942

How do you move history? "Battle of Atlanta" cyclorama--fascinating!! 2 niyad Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1780

The Many U.S. Presidents Before George Washington. 6 Agnosticsherbet Apr 2016 Jan 2017 1 2812

“Maybe that’s why my vegetables taste funny,” 1 Kali Sep 2016 Dec 2016 5 2188

Just watched the movie "The Patriot," and out of curiosity looked up a British view of 18 GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 Dec 2016 6 8216

February 25, 1870 First African American Senator 5 Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 Dec 2016 4 3193

I rarely do this, but I am going to recommend a book... Pls see : 2 dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 Jul 2016 8 2372

{16th-Century Spanish} Santa Elena fort found {on Parris Island, SC} after decades-long search 0 eppur_se_muova Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1656

This map predicted how Japan would attack the US during World War II 4 steve2470 May 2016 Jul 2016 5 2782

Ralph Lincoln 2 rug Nov 2014 Jul 2016 2 2585

think about it 3 SheriffBob Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 2192

The Legacy of 1776: A Conversation with William Daniels and Lin-Manuel Miranda 2 elleng Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 3723

The Know-Nothing Party, the 1920s KKK, and elements of the Tea Party: historical parallels? 5 YoungDemCA Aug 2015 Mar 2016 6 4047

Throwback Thursday: Dubuque obscenity debate draws national attention 1 47of74 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2278

Unpublished Black History 0 Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 Feb 2016 4 2957

The U.S. Government Turned Away Thousands of Jewish Refugees, Fearing That They Were Nazi Spies 5 jakeXT Nov 2015 Feb 2016 2 2756

Questions about indentured servants in the Southern colonies 6 YoungDemCA May 2014 Jan 2016 1 4398

Social Security: Summary of Major Changes in the Cash Benefits Program 1 Agnosticsherbet Nov 2015 Nov 2015 2 2486

Why the GOP is ideologically no longer the Party of Lincoln 1 Jnew28 Sep 2015 Oct 2015 0 2993

Blood done sign my name 0 struggle4progress Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 1762

Lynching in America: A documentary history 0 struggle4progress Sep 2015 Sep 2015 2 1814

Murder and Mayhem: The War of Reconstruction in Texas 0 struggle4progress Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 2301

A Rivalry of Cousins: Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt 4 no_hypocrisy Sep 2014 Aug 2015 3 2573

Presidents wth no living direct descendants 5 Kaleva Aug 2014 Aug 2015 3 7507

July 4th - It's Louis XVI we're celebrating with the tallship HERMIONE... 0 Surya Gayatri Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2372

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June 23, 1865: Last Confederate General in the field, Brig. Gen. Stan Watie, a Cherokee, surrenders… 0 Journeyman Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 3404

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Sherman A1 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1571

The history of African Americans begins in St Augustine 5 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 May 2015 5 2871

February 9, 1825 "Corrupt Bargain": United States presidential election, 1824 0 steve2470 May 2015 May 2015 1 1799

"Then there is nothing left for me to do but to go and see General Grant...." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2264

'She sails like a bird' ! - Replica French frigate to recreate Lafayette's voyage to US 6 Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 4541

Here someone posted a copy of the NY Times from 70 years ago. 0 rgbecker Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1790

Why did the antebellum Northern factory owners not want to have slaves working in their factories? 2 raccoon Jan 2015 Feb 2015 1 9408

WTD... It's a great day to be a Duck 0 WheelWalker Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1664

The Preamble in other languages 1 47of74 Aug 2014 Dec 2014 0 2092

Which former President's crypt was robbed and the body lost to history? 2 Kaleva Nov 2014 Dec 2014 1 2055

The "Strange Fruit" was often female 1 Godot51 Mar 2014 Nov 2014 5 2561

Denver Students Walk Out In Protest Of Conservative Takeover Of Curriculum 1 jakeXT Sep 2014 Nov 2014 3 1828

How an African slave helped Boston fight smallpox 3 MADem Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2302

Movie censorship is OK: 1915 SCOTUS Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio 1 steve2470 Feb 2014 Oct 2014 1 2448

General Jean Victor Marie Moreau 0 Kaleva Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 2364

War of the Regulation (1765-1771 in NC and SC) 1 steve2470 Sep 2014 Sep 2014 4 2165

80th Anniversary of the SS Morro Castle Disaster 0 Number9Dream Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 2069

While I'm not exactly wild about the DAR, having noticed an apparent preponderance 7 IrishAyes Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 3174

There is history everywhere. 5 rug Dec 2013 Jul 2014 0 2485

Crowd of nearly 10,000 gathered at civil rights event in Lexington (KY) in 1867 1 theHandpuppet Jul 2014 Jul 2014 3 1917

Ironic: Republican Horace Greeley may be said to have subsidized Karl Marx's 2 JDPriestly Jun 2014 Jul 2014 2 3852

150 Years of Misunderstanding the Civil War 20 steve2470 Jun 2013 Jun 2014 21 8750

Grant and Sherman made plan at Burnet House that ended Civil War 0 theHandpuppet Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2411

I had never heard of Reverend George Lee and Lamar Smith until today. 0 raccoon Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 2224

Meritocracy vs Aristocracy in the time of the founders. (dropped in GD, cross posted here) 1 Ed Suspicious May 2014 May 2014 0 1810

The Mammoth Cometh: Reviving an extinct species-the Passenger Pigeon 0 Rowdyboy Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 2518

Infamous mass grave of young women in ancient city of Cahokia also holds men.... 0 Rowdyboy Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 2980

10 American Masters who made their mark on Black History 2 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2202

1st submarine to sink an enemy warship, the Confederacy's "Hundley" sank 150 years ago (2/17/1864) 0 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2650

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Race to save Alaska's lost "melting villages"boosted by major research grant 2 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Feb 2014 4 1900

Jubilee Singers' matriarch stepped into greatness 1 mgc1961 Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1789

Central America's largest museum of Mayan Culture to be built in Guatemala 3 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2116

African American Military History Museum in Hattiesburg Mississippi reopens after tornado damage 0 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 2564

Plymouth Rock defaced by vandals 5 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Feb 2014 0 3199

February 4, 1789 (225 years ago) George Washington elected 1st president of United States.... 0 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1879

Exhibit examines role of quilts in US history... 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2342

"Rough Passage to London: a Sea Captain's Tale" historical novel by Robin Lloyd 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2702

"A 2,000-Year-Old Human Skeleton Was Just Unearthed In South Florida" 1 applegrove Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2123

Francis Scott Key poem that became national anthem will join Fort McHenry Flag for 1st time 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2374

Sale of shipwreck salvage from Dominican Republic.... 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 10 4178

"Discovery of oldest footprints gives clues to Mexico's climate" 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1862

For 20 Years the Nuclear Launch Code at US Minuteman Silos Was 00000000 3 Mosby Nov 2013 Dec 2013 0 2159

TPM Article on JFK assassination on the conspiracies cluster 0 Bucky Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1738

The 'Bill of Rights' Hand Game 4 Tx4obama Oct 2013 Oct 2013 3 2924

Supreme Court Cases For Dummies: US History Review - VIDEO 0 Tx4obama Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 2104

Today in Peace & Justice history on October 3, 1967 0 spazzmann Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1693

Today in Peace & Justice history on October 1, 1964 0 spazzmann Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1769

Today in Peace & Justice history on September 30, 1965 0 spazzmann Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1462

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