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Book on World War II Sheds Light on Combat Stress

In her book, Hidden Legacy of WWII: A Daughter’s Journey of Discovery, author Carol Schultz Vento makes the compelling point that most books about World War II veterans have left an important part of the story untold–that of combat stress. Little is said about the soldiers for whom it wasn’t a “good war.” Many came home with the same psychological demons we hear about with returning soldiers today.

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Harriet Lawrence Hemenway (1858-1960): Saving Birds One Hat at a Time

Environmentalist led campaign to ban the use of feathers in fashion, saving millions of birds In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, millions of North American birds were killed

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April Fool’s Day in the U.S.

April Fool’s Day has been a part of American life for a very long time. During the late 19th century food pranks were popular. Because our cooking and eating habits

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St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S.: Six Surprising Facts

. St. Patrick’s Day as a cultural holiday is an American invention — the first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place in the United States on March 17, 1762. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through — where else? New York City.

2. The NYC parade became the “granddaddy” of what it is today in 1848 when several New York Irish Aid societies decided to unite their smaller parades to become one. Today the parade is the world’s oldest civilian parade and the largest in the United States.

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Alice Coachman (1923-2014): First African American Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal

World-class athlete specializing in the high jump First African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal (1948 in London); paved the way for other young women to follow their

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In Honor of Presidents Day

Today we celebrate both Abraham Lincoln’s birthday (February 12) and George Washington’s birthday (February 22) on the same weekend, so in honor of both presidents I would like to call your attention to several stories I have written about both presidents.

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