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1927
When Britain's China Policy Cracked Wide Open (And Why It Still Matters)
Evening star (Washington, D.C.)
1926
1926: Million Catholics heading to Chicago & the lost Polish town that time forgot
Jednośc Polek = Unity of Polish women (Cleveland, O. [Ohio])
1906
When Rockefeller Went Into Hiding & Cuba Bought Alice Roosevelt a $25K Wedding Gift
The Oregon mist (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.)
1896
A Runaway Tug, a Disgraced Prince, and the Yacht Scandal That Nearly Broke Anglo-American Sport (Feb 2, 1896)
The sun (New York [N.Y.])
1886
1886: When Vanderbilt Shut Down Manhattan's Masked Balls—And Other Washington Secrets
The Washington critic (Washington, D.C.)
1876
What a Cough Remedy Cost in 1876—And Why Your Bank Account Probably Isn't That Clever
Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.)
1866
Shipping Disasters & Congressional Citizenship: Baltimore Reads the Post-War World, Feb. 1866
Baltimore daily commercial (Baltimore, Md.)
1864
February 1864: Richmond Admits Slavery Won't Save the Confederacy—Military Desperation Turns to Conscription
Richmond Whig (Richmond, Va.)
1863
"Sooner Under England Than The Union": How The South Answered Lincoln's Emancipation In 1863
Worcester daily spy (Worcester [Mass.])
1862
Inside Fort Henry: Herald Reveals Confederate Defenses Before Historic Battle (Feb. 2, 1862)
The New York herald (New York [N.Y.])
1861
The Day Before the Confederacy: New York City's Unclaimed Letters & the Workers About to Fight
The sun (New York [N.Y.])
1856
A Newspaper Is Born to Defend States' Rights—Just as America Tears Apart (Feb. 2, 1856)
Washington sentinel (City of Washington [D.C.])
1846
"The Whole of Oregon!" How Congress Nearly Went to War with Britain Over Empty Wilderness (1846)
The daily union (Washington [D.C.])
1836
From Ashes to Commerce: Richmond Rebuilds After the Great Fire (1836)
Richmond enquirer (Richmond, Va.)
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