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How medieval fortresses were built for war

How medieval fortresses were built for war

The real history of Yasuke, Japan’s first Black samurai

History & Culture

The real history of Yasuke, Japan’s first Black samurai

The real history of Yasuke, Japan’s first Black samurai

These 3 samurai women were heroes of shogun era Japan

History & Culture

These 3 samurai women were heroes of shogun era Japan

These 3 samurai women were heroes of shogun era Japan

Psychedelics may help treat PTSD—and the VA is intrigued

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Psychedelics may help treat PTSD—and the VA is intrigued

Psychedelics may help treat PTSD—and the VA is intrigued

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Bear Grylls reveals his top travel tips

Bear Grylls reveals his top travel tips

This all-Hispanic Army unit fought in the Korean War

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This all-Hispanic Army unit fought in the Korean War

This all-Hispanic Army unit fought in the Korean War

Meet 5 of history's most elite fighting forces

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Meet 5 of history's most elite fighting forces

Meet 5 of history's most elite fighting forces

These Gettysburg maps reveal how Lee lost the fight

History Magazine

These Gettysburg maps reveal how Lee lost the fight

These Gettysburg maps reveal how Lee lost the fight

The three samurai who unified Medieval Japan

History Magazine

The three samurai who unified Medieval Japan

The three samurai who unified Medieval Japan

WWII soldiers accidentally discovered this ancient royal tomb

History Magazine

WWII soldiers accidentally discovered this ancient royal tomb

WWII soldiers accidentally discovered this ancient royal tomb

This tomb held the treasures of Greece's 'Griffin Warrior'

History Magazine

This tomb held the treasures of Greece's 'Griffin Warrior'

This tomb held the treasures of Greece's 'Griffin Warrior'

Fierce and female, these 7 warriors fought their way into history

History Magazine

Fierce and female, these 7 warriors fought their way into history

Fierce and female, these 7 warriors fought their way into history

A grave humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia

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A grave humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia

A grave humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia

How a tiny line on a map led to conflict in the Himalaya

Magazine

How a tiny line on a map led to conflict in the Himalaya

How a tiny line on a map led to conflict in the Himalaya

Remembering ‘Red Summer,’ when white mobs massacred Blacks from Tulsa to D.C.

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Race in America

Remembering ‘Red Summer,’ when white mobs massacred Blacks from Tulsa to D.C.

Remembering ‘Red Summer,’ when white mobs massacred Blacks from Tulsa to D.C.

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