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US Presidents, from George Washington to Donald Trump
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Proper historiography and why things happened the way they did.
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Recent OWD Articles on People, Places and Events of the Past
Hitler in Denial
Was Hitler the source of his own demise?
Battle of the Bulge
In December 1944, a major German offensive is launched against the Allies in the Ardennes Mountains region on the Western Front.
George Washington
George Washing was the first president of the United States under the current US Constitution.
Causes of War
Most believe it to be a foregone conclusion that the U.S. War Between the States was fought primarily over slavery. But was it?