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The U.S. flag is seen flying at half-mast from Park Semper Fi, following the death of seven U.S. Marines and a Navy sailor during a training exercise off the coast of California, in San Clemente, California, U.S., August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The American Flag Is an Anti-Slavery Symbol

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U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs on campaign travel to Old Forge, Pennsylvania at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

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Aviation Ordnanceman Airman James Sather performs maintenance on an M61A2 20 mm Gatling gun in the bomb shop aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). 28 January 2013. U.S. Navy.

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Union Gunboats Attacked Rebel Forts – and Civilian Property, Too

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A veteran sits atop his motorcycle as U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a ceremony honoring veterans ahead of the Memorial Day holiday at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

How Did Memorial Day Go From a Confederate Holiday to an All-American Celebration?

Three Crisis-Leadership Lessons From Abraham Lincoln

By Unknown illustrator for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Page 1, May 18, 1861, No. 287.--Vol. XII. From digital scan at https://archive.org/details/franklesliesilluv1112lesl, Public Domain, https://commons.wi

This Weapon Was More Worthy of Steam Punk Than the American Civil War

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