Battle of San Juan Hill 1898: Roosevelt and his Rough Riders

On this day in 1898, the 1st Volunteer cavalry known popularly as the Rough Riders, under the command of the future 26th President of the Un...

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The Haitian Revolution: Slave Revolts, Civil War, and Revolution in Haiti, 1791-1804

Of the many celebrated, little known, or completely forgotten conflicts of the late 18 th  and early 19 th  centuries, the Haitian Revolutio...

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