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fromQueerty
2 days ago

America's drill sergeant daddy? The man who whipped Washington's army into shape may have been gay - Queerty

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a key figure in the US military, was likely gay and faced accusations affecting his career.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Confused Trump Says the Civil War and Reconstruction Were the Same Thing: A Fancy Way of Saying the Civil War'

Truth be told, Reconstruction is not a fancy way of saying the Civil War. The term refers to the period after the Civil War, in which the former Confederate states were readmitted to the Union and had to adhere to the Constitution and federal statutes, particularly the newly-ratified 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, which abolished slavery, granted citizenship and the attendant rights to all persons born in the U.S. (including former slaves), and prohibited denial of voting rights based on race, respectively.
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fromFast Company
2 months ago

How George Washington's mistakes in Pennsylvania's wilderness provided valuable leadership lessons

George Washington's 1753–54 mission to expel the French from the Ohio country failed, sparking war but teaching vital lessons in frontier warfare, diplomacy, and resilience.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

A partisan and politician': Abraham Lincoln and the art of the deal

Historian Matthew Pinsker draws contemporary lessons from Abraham Lincoln's leadership during democratic crises while cautioning against weaponizing historical analogies for partisan purposes.
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