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The Spanish Flu

In the United States in 1918 the population was just over one hundred million. Today it is just over three hundred and thirty million....

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Clark Field

One of the unique lost treasures of old Austin was the baseball diamond known as Clark Field that sat directly across the street from DKR...

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Gold Dust Trio

At the beginning of baseball season each year in April there are no shortage of tributes to Jackie Robinson...

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Mexican Silver Dollar

For well over three hundred years the currency of choice in East and Southeast Asia was the Mexican Silver Dollar...

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Shanghai Slang

In the opening pages of my novel, Above the Water, the protagonist Harry engages in dialogue..,

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History tells us, it can happen anywhere.

Recently, you’ve heard the refrain, “It can’t happen here.” Meaning, the United States could never become a dictatorship...

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Pearl Harbor

For most Americans the day WWII began is December 7th, 1941. While the attack was one of the most devastating to ever occur on American soil

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Has the Script Been Flipped?

What lessons are we learning as we observe what is happening in East Asia today as it compares to WWII-era Japan and China relations?

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