The Curtiss-Wright Corporation came into being in 1929 through the merger of companies started by…
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Buffalo Bill Delighted Italian Fans by Bringing His Wild West Across the Ocean Blue at the Turn of the Century
To this day virtually everyone in the United States has heard of William Frederick “Buffalo…
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Jean Boulet’s first helicopter flight was almost his last. It was September 21, 1947, and…
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In September 1861, while stationed in Paducah, Ky., Private John H. Page of the 1st…
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To Depict the Frontier Era with Authenticity, This Artist Walks in the Footsteps of Mountain Men
A historian with a brush and a palette, David Wright considers it his mission to depict…
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If Hollywood ever gets around to making a movie about “Scrappy” Blumer, the plot won’t…
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Each year since 1961 Western Writers of America has bestowed on a respected individual its…
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In its June 8, 1953, issue, Life magazine included a full-page spread with four blurry…
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So you’ve had a “fender bender” in your plane and are in need of some…
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In Patriotic Melodies in the Civil War North, “Freedom” Wasn’t Necessarily a Cry for African-American Emancipation
Anyone who explores Civil War–era history should pay close attention to how people at the…