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The U.S. flag is seen flying at half-mast from Park Semper Fi, following the death of seven U.S. Marines and a Navy sailor during a training exercise off the coast of California, in San Clemente, California, U.S., August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs on campaign travel to Old Forge, Pennsylvania at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

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Why a Canadian Hockey Team's Name Recalls US Civil War Destruction

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Aviation Ordnanceman Airman James Sather performs maintenance on an M61A2 20 mm Gatling gun in the bomb shop aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). 28 January 2013. U.S. Navy.

See This Picture? This Gun Has Some Serious Civil War 'DNA'

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Little-Known Fact: In 1862, the Confederacy Tried to Build a Helicopter

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Steel vs. Steel: The Pointless Battle That Changed Naval History Forever

The U.S. flag is seen flying at half-mast from Park Semper Fi, following the death of seven U.S. Marines and a Navy sailor during a training exercise off the coast of California, in San Clemente, California, U.S., August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The American Flag Is an Anti-Slavery Symbol

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs on campaign travel to Old Forge, Pennsylvania at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Trump Was Not the Only President Caught In an Impeachment Frame-Up

Reuters

Why a Canadian Hockey Team's Name Recalls US Civil War Destruction

Battle of Gettysburg: 3,000 Bodies Were Left on the Field After the Fighting Stopped

Confederate Flag Fact: You Can Find It Flying in Many Other Countries

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman James Sather performs maintenance on an M61A2 20 mm Gatling gun in the bomb shop aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). 28 January 2013. U.S. Navy.

See This Picture? This Gun Has Some Serious Civil War 'DNA'

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A woman cycles with U.S. flags on Independence Day on Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California July 4, 2014. The holiday marks the signing of the Declaration of independence from the British on July 4, 1776. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

The American Revolution Was an Important Step Towards Abolishing Slavery—Let's Treat It That Way

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