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__NOTOC__<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%" style="width:100%;">[[File:Pinkertons.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left]]====[[Inventing the Pinkertons: Interview with Paul O'Hara]]====In 1850, Allan Pinkerton founded a detective agency that would grow into the Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Pinkerton's agency is easily Here are the most famous and infamous security guard and detective agency in United States historynew DailyHistory. Pinkerton originally created the agency to help railroad companies investigate their employees and catch train robbers. But over time, the Pinkertons developed an intimate relationship with the federal government and as these partnerships grew the Pinkertonsorg Study Guides:'' role increased dramatically. {{Read more|Inventing the Pinkertons: Interview with Paul O'Hara}}</div><div class="portal">[[File:Confederate_monument_Elmira_NY.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left]]====[[Why are there so many Monuments to the Confederacy across the United States?]]====As one travels across the southern United States, it is not unusual to find monuments and memorials to the Confederate dead in many small towns. In fact, these sculptural pieces, often composed of the same statues and plinths from the Monumental Bronze Co. of Bridgeport, Conn., can be found as far north as Pennsylvania and New York. A study in 2016 found some 1,500 monuments still standing. While in recent years these monuments have become a new source of political conversation their very erection was a movement by Confederate women. {{Read more|Why are there so many Monuments to the Confederacy across the United States?}}</div>
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<div class="portal">[[Filestyle="font-size:William-wallace-monument-1256291 1280.jpeg|thumbnail|200px|left]]====[[How historically accurate is Braveheart?]]====Braveheart was a popular movie released in 1995 that won 5 Oscars and featured Mel Gibson as William Wallace. Wallace was a Scottish knight who became a hero in the Scottish rebellions against the English in the late 13th and early 14th century. The movie helped to inspire Scottish national pride while also, to some, represent an early, Medieval warrior who fought for freedom for himself and his people. While much of the story depicted did occur, including the English occupation of Scotland during the time of Edward I, king of England, the depiction of the revolt against the English and other events do not correspond well to historical accounts.{{Read more|How historically accurate is Braveheart?}}</div90%">
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====[[What Was the Importance of Bill Mauldin to WWII Infantrymen?]]Booklists====Bill Mauldin once said that the infantryman “gives more and gets less than anybody else.” He knew this from his experience on the front lines with K Company, 180th Infantry Regiment, of the 45th Division. Mauldin went through basic training as an infantryman and stayed with his regiment throughout the invasion of Sicily and the Allied campaign up the boot of Italy. The talented cartoonist succeeded in ruffling the feathers of the “brass” all the way up to General George PattonHere are our most recent booklists.{{Read more#dpl:category=Booklists|ordermethod=firstedit|What Was the Importance of Bill Mauldin to WWII Infantrymen?order=descending|count=10}}
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<div class="portal" style===[[Primed for Violence in Interwar Poland: Interview with Paul Brykczynski]]====Paul Brykczynski's new book Primed for Violence: Murder, Antisemitism, and Democratic Politics in Interwar Poland published by the University of Wisconsin Press explores the tragic efforts of the Polish people to create a new democratic state after electing their first President, Gabriel Narutowicz.{{Read more|Primed for Violence in Interwar Poland"font-size: Interview with Paul Brykczynski}}</div90%">
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Housesteads latrines.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[How did Public Sanitation Develop?]]United States History ====With the beginning of settled life, a new problem arose as people began to live in one place throughout the year. That problem was public sanitation. With increased population, the need to adequately remove human waste and maintain relatively clean water supplies became an increasing challenge.By prehistory, this challenge was addressed in societies, with increasing sophistication as cities grew and became more complex. {{Read more#dpl:category= United States History |ordermethod=firstedit|How did Public Sanitation Develop?order=descending|count=8}}
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Florence_Cathedral.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Why did the Italian Renaissance End?]]History====The Italian Renaissance was one of the most exciting periods in human civilisation. It witnessed a great flourishing of the arts, literature, philosophy, architecture and politics. Many of the greatest figures in World Civilisation appeared during the Renaissance in Italy, including Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Machiavelli and Raphael.{{Read more#dpl:category=Renaissance History|Why did the Italian Renaissance End?ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Gregory-American-Surveillance-c.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[American Surveillance: Interview with Anthony Gregory]]History of Religion====The United States has been conducting surveillance of its citizens since it was created, but the ability of any government to spy on its citizens has dramatically improved in the digital age. How should United States balance national security and personal privacy? Does the Constitution provide adequate protection against unrestricted government surveillance? What can advocates do to strengthen personal privacy rights? These concerns will only intensify in the years to come.{{Read more#dpl:category=Religious History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|American Surveillance: Interview with Anthony Gregorycount=8}}
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Gettysburg.jpeg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Civil War Battles Top Ten Booklist]]Russian History====A DailyHistory.org top ten booklist focusing on best book on the battles of the American Civil War. The books on this list explore the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, and many others. The list includes the works of several of the most prominent historians on this topic including James McPherson, Gordon Rhea, Stephen Sears and Craig Symonds. Take a look at our list.{{Read more#dpl:category=Russian History|Civil War Battles Top Ten Booklistordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:662px-Official_Francisco_Franco.jpg||left|thumb|200px]]====[[What were the Root Causes of the Spanish Civil War?]]Medical History ====Spain was a very divided, unstable and weak country in the 19th century. Once a great power, Spain lost almost the last of its colonies after it defeat in the Spanish-American war.[1] It was technically a monarchy, but power had frequently been in the hands of military dictators. The country was bitterly divided. The acute poverty of the Spanish people meant that many were drawn to Communism, Anarchism and Socialism.{{Read more#dpl:category= Medical History |What were the Root Causes of the Spanish Civil War?ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Privateering.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Privateering during the War History of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert]]Science and Technology ====During the War 1812, US and Canadian privateers fought most {{#dpl:category= History of the naval battles between the United States Science and Great Britain. These privateers were comprised of captains who were motivated by the promise of profit to fight for their countries. There was a strong legal framework in both the United States and Great Britain that normalized piracy. Canadian and American ship owners and investors took advantage of it and funded privateering outfits during the war. Needless to say, privateers were incredibly risky investments.{{Read moreTechnology |ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|Privateering during the War of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kertcount=8}}
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Cayleff.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Nature's Path: Interview with Susan E. Cayleff]]American Civil War====At the very end of the 19th Century, a new system called naturopathy was created by Benedict and Louisa Stroebel Lust. Unlike many of the 19th Century medical systems created, naturopathy has persevered to this day. Naturopathic healing was founded and based on number of influences including botanics, hydrotherapy, eclecticism, temperance and vegetarianism. {{Read more#dpl:category=Civil War|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|Nature's Path: Interview with Susan E. Cayleffcount=8}}
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<div class="portal">[[Filestyle="font-size:Px-Epikouros BM 1843.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Why was Epicurus and his philosophy so important?]]====Epicurus is often associated as one of the Greek philosophers more interested in pleasure or its pursuit than other ideals. While at times this led to a negative view of his philosophy, the reality is his thinking was very advanced and developed, leading to his ideas becoming highly influential in modern thought in many regions of the world today. He was one of the first Greek philosophers to develop a strong tradition that avoid superstition as a core ideal.{{Read more|Why was Epicurus and his philosophy so important?}}</div90%">
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:The_Alien_and_Sedition_Acts_of_1789.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin]]19th Century History====The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 were four laws that were passed by the predominantly Federalist Congress and signed by John Adams to strengthen the national security of the United States. These acts not only restricted the ability of an immigrant to become a citizen, but made it easier to deport non-citizens who were either deemed dangerous or were citizens of hostile countries. {{Read more#dpl:category=19th Century History|ordermethod=firstedit|The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperinorder=descending|count=8}}
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Stalingrad three.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px]]====[[Why did Germany lose the Battle of Stalingrad?]]Military History ====Hitler saw the war in terms of his personal rivalry with Stalin and he decided to attack the city, because of its symbolic value. However, the original aim of the offensive in Southern Russian was to secure the oil fields in the Caucasus. The oil was essential for the German war machine. Hitler knew this – instead of opting for concentrating all his forces on the conquest of the oil fields, he made perhaps a fateful mistake.{{Read more#dpl:category= Military History |Why did Germany lose the Battle of Stalingrad?ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Thomas_Jefferson_by_Rembrandt_Peale,_1800.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity: Interview with Sam Haselby]]Renaissance History====Recently on Twitter, a debate broke out between Annette Gordon-Reed, Sam Haselby, and John Fea on the nature of Thomas Jefferson's religious beliefs. Instead of recreating the debate, it made more sense to contact one of the participants, Sam Haselby, whose recent book ''The Origins of American Religious Nationalism'' (published by Oxford University Press) examines how a conflict with Protestantism, in the decades following US independence transformed American national identity.{{Read more#dpl:category=Renaissance History|Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity: Interview with Sam Haselbyordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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<div class="portal" style="font-size:90%">[[File:Engineeringvictory.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Engineering Victory during the Civil War: Interview with Thomas F. Army, Jr.]]Sports History====Logistics win wars. Logistics is the coordination of complex operations such as moving, housing and supplying troops and their equipment. War is the ultimate test of any logistician. Thomas F. Army, Jr. argues in his new book <i>Engineering Victory: How Technology Won the Civil War</i> published by Johns Hopkins University Press that the Union's engineering prowess during Civil War gave it an distinct advantage over the Confederacy.{{Read more#dpl:category=Sports History|Engineering Victory during the Civil War: Interview with Thomas F. Army, Jr.ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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<div class="portal">[[File:Shantytown_USA.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]] style====[[Shantytown, USA: Interview with Lisa Goff]]====The Harvard University Press recently published Lisa Goff's new book Shantytown, USA: Forgotten Landscapes of the Working Poor. There's a chance that one of your American ancestors lived in an American shantytown. While we may not realize it now, shantytowns were a common feature of 19th century America. Goff's book explores not only how shantytowns became a prominent feature of America's towns and cities, but why middle class Americans eventually turned on them and their residents. {{Read more|Shantytown, USA"font-size: Interview with Lisa Goff}}</div> <div class="portal90%">[[File:portraitbowie.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[The Mysterious Illness of Jim Bowie: How Did He Contribute to His Own Decline?]]Food History====Directly or indirectly, Jim Bowie’s enigmatic illness resulted from his own actions. A hearty man of six feet in height, Bowie was a walking contradiction; a slave trader who fought for freedom, a generous and congenial man who called out his thunderous temper on a whim, and a commanding leader who was prone to binges of sloppy drunkenness.{{Read more|The Mysterious Illness of Jim Bowie#dpl: How Did He Contribute to His Own Decline?}}</div> <div classcategory="portal">[[File:Anonymous_-_Prise_de_la_Bastille.jpg|thumbnail|leftFood History|200px]]====[[Origins of the French Revolution - Top Ten Booklist]]ordermethod====The French Revolution has been seen as a world-altering event. The revolution demolished a long standing monarchy and showed that it was a natural form of government. The Revolution also showed that it was possible to change society, using reason, for the better and worse. The French Revolution inspired many to agitate for democracy and equality around the world. {{Read morefirstedit|Origins of the French Revolution - Top Ten Booklist}}</div> <div classorder="portal">[[File:American_Colossus.jpeg||leftdescending|thumb|300px]]=count===[[Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist]]====Creating a Top Ten List for the Gilded Age/Progressive Era is challenging. There are an extraordinary number of outstanding books on this period. These books are a selection of our favorites. Most of these books are focused on trying to define this era as whole, instead of focusing on a single issue. In other words, several of these books are seeking to create a grand narrative of the era to help their readers understand it. {{Read more|Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist8}}
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====Legal History of Religion====*[[{{#dpl:category=Legal History of God Top Ten Booklist]]*[[How did Christian Church Architecture evolve in the West?]]*[[What was Plato's academy and why did it influence Western thought?]]*[[How did Monotheism Develop?]]*[[How did the concept of paradise develop?]]*[[How did Akhenaten Radically Change Egyptian Religion and Culture?]]*[[Why was the worship of Mithra so popular?]]|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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====Ancient Greek HistoryWorld War I====*[[Did the Trojan {{#dpl:category=World War really happen?]]*[[How did the marathon emerge?]]*[[What was Plato's academy and why did it influence Western thought?]]*[[Why was Alexander the Great So Successful In His Conquests?]]*[[Why was Epicurus and his philosophy so important?]]One History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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====American Civil World WarII====*[[Was the Destruction Perpetrated by Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman Necessary to End the Civil {{#dpl:category=World War?]]*[[What Were the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of "Stonewall" Jackson?]]*[[Why Was the Battle of Antietam a Pivotal event in the American Civil War?]]*[[American Civil War Biographies Top Ten Booklist]]*[[Why Was Vicksburg “The Gibraltar of the Confederacy?”]]Two History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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====German History of Early US Republic====*[[Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity{{#dpl: Interview with Sam Haselby]]*[[The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin]]*[[Fate of the Revolution: Interview with Lorri Glover]]*[[American Revolution Top Ten Booklist]]*[[What was George Washington's military experience before the American Revolution?]]*[[Hodges' Scout: Interview with Len Travers]]category=German History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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====British History of Early US Republic====*[[Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity{{#dpl: Interview with Sam Haselby]]*[[The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin]]*[[Fate of the Revolution: Interview with Lorri Glover]]*[[American Revolution Top Ten Booklist]]*[[What was George Washington's military experience before the American Revolution?]]*[[Hodges' Scout: Interview with Len Travers]]category=British History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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====Sports Roman History====*[[Did Theodore Roosevelt really save Football?]]*[[How did modern boxing emerge?]]*[[How did the game of golf emerge?]]*[[How did the marathon emerge?]]*[[Top 10 Books on the origins of the Italian Renaissance]]*[[How did the modern tennis emerge?]]*[[Who integrated the NBA?]]{{#dpl:category=Roman History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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====World War IInterviews====*[[What started World War One?]]*[[Why did Germany not achieve victory at Verdun in 1916?]]*[[Why did the Battle of the Somme largely fail to achieve its objectives?]]*[[Why did the Gallipoli Landings fail in WWI?]]*[[Why did the German Spring Offensive of 1918 fail?]]*[[Why did the Germans win the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914?]]*[[Origins of World War One - Top Ten Booklist]]*[[Why did the Russian Romanov Dynasty collapse in 1917?]]{{#dpl:category=Interviews|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}
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====World War Two====*[[How Did the German Military Develop Blitzkrieg?]]*[[How did Joseph Stalin react to the German invasion during WWII?]]*[[How Was Hitler Responsible for the German Defeat in World War II?]]*[[D-Day: What Factors Were Considered When Planning Operation Overlord?]]*[[What were the goals of the Axis powers and the Soviet Union during World War Two?]]*[[Why was France defeated in 1940?]]*[[Why was Rommel defeated at El Alamein?]]*[[Why did the Germans suffer a defeat at Kursk in 1943?]]*[[Why did Operation Market Garden in 1944 fail?]]</div> <div class="portal" >====Articles====Here are some of our most recently created and edited articles.{{#dpl:category=Wikis|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=8}}</div> <div class="portal">====Blog RollGreat History Sites====
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