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Young George Washington made Marie Antoinette a queen
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Democracy Creates a Mess for the Rest of the World
Modern democracy gives us the best governments the world has ever seen. Or maybe Winston Churchill...
The Black General in 18th Century Europe
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The U.N. CAN Remove Russia’s Security Council Seat
Today, Ukrainian President Zelensky called on the U.N. to remove Russia's permanent seat on the...
The Historic Ties Binding Russia, Ukraine, and Crimea
The world risks a new cold war thanks to Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- of the Crimean Peninsula....
EU Superpower: The New Holy Roman Empire
Vladimir Putin may have created a new superpower -- and it's not Russia. In the weeks since Putin...
The History Behind Polarized America
For most of its history, the United States had a ruling majority. But during the late 20th...
History Tells Us Congress CAN Impeach the President After His Term
The Constitution says nothing specific about whether Congress can impeach an official after his or...
History Tells Us the President Cannot “Self-Pardon”
The Framers of the Constitution based the presidential pardon on the English monarch's power to...
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