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The Daughters of the American Revolution will remain open to transgender members, the oldest women-only genealogical society has ruled. The decision comes just a few weeks after President Trump signed ...
After retiring in 1986, Mr. Patrick remained of the world's foremost experts on biological warfare and defense and served as a consultant to the CIA, FBI and U.S. military.
Ken Burns on why the American Revolution was a "big deal in world history" 01:45. The American Revolution was one of the most ...
Smallpox had already killed tens of thousands across the colonies around the time of the American Revolution. While smallpox inoculation was controversial then, she knew it was the best option for ...
The American Revolution, a six-part, 12-hour PBS documentary, is set to premiere in November, months before the nation's semiquincentennial.
In World War I, Germany used pathogens to attack horses and mules the Allies were using for transportation. In World War II, in occupied Manchuria, Japan’s Unit 731 tested biological weapons on ...
In the new book Invisible Armies, author Max Boot traces the role of guerrilla warfare through history, starting in the Roman Empire all the way up to Afghanistan.
Back in 2015, documentarian Ken Burns was still working on his Vietnam War series when he decided the next project would be on the American Revolution. Soon, ten years after Burns first felt that ...