Remembering Grandpa Harry, Union organizer and labor leader.
Today was Harry Avrutin's favorite day of the year - although it might have been edged into 2nd place by his wedding anniversary. You see, Grandpa Harry was a Union man; more specifically, he was an...
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Countdown to World War I: July 30, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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Countdown to World War I: July 31, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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Countdown to World War I: August 1, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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Countdown to World War I: August 2, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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Countdown to World War I: August 3, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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Countdown to World War I: August 4, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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The war that (almost) never was: why World War I was NOT inevitable
by Stephen YellinI first want to thank everyone who read, recommended and praised my articles covering the “Countdown to World War I” from July 23rd through August 4th, along with the 3 articles...
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James Bond and the Walther PPK Pistol: A History
The Walther PPK may be the most famous and widely-known handgun in the world, due to one thing--it's the gun that was carried by the fictional "licensed to kill" British spy James Bond, Agent 007, in...
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History of the Democratic Party, a new series: The Party of Opposition
This series of articles covers the history of the Democratic Party – the oldest continuous political party in the world, one whose history goes back 223 years to nearly the very beginning of the United...
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History of the Democratic Party, a new series: The Party of Jefferson
This series of articles covers the history of the Democratic Party – the oldest continuous political party in the world, one whose history goes back 223 years to nearly the very beginning of the United...
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History of the Democratic Party: The Party of Jackson; or, what Van Buren built
This series of articles covers the history of the Democratic Party – the oldest continuous political party in the world, one whose history goes back 223 years to nearly the very beginning of the United...
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Today was Harry Avrutin's favorite day of the year - although it might have been edged into 2nd place by his wedding anniversary. You see, Grandpa Harry was a Union man; more specifically, he was an...
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Countdown to World War I: July 30, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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Countdown to World War I: July 31, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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Countdown to World War I: August 1, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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Countdown to World War I: August 2, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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Countdown to World War I: August 3, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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Countdown to World War I: August 4, 1914
by Stephen YellinThis is part of a series of daily articles that covers the run-up to the catastrophe of World War I in July 1914. The diplomatic crisis exactly 100 years ago was sparked by the murder...
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The war that (almost) never was: why World War I was NOT inevitable
by Stephen YellinI first want to thank everyone who read, recommended and praised my articles covering the “Countdown to World War I” from July 23rd through August 4th, along with the 3 articles...
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