Daily Archives: December 8, 2011

Surviving Pearl Harbor

Russell Davenport died in 2001, according to switchboard.com. Davenport was one of many heroes who survived the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian islands. My interview with Davenport in his … Continue reading

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Grant and Sherman: The social network that won the Civil War: VIII

By Joel Thurtell General Grant’s sentry continues to wow us with exclusive stories about Civil War life. Cautionary note: Parts of the sentry’s account may be offensive to some persons due to references to voluntary flatus. If that is the … Continue reading

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