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Meeropol brothers launch petition to exonerate their mother, Ethel Rosenberg
August 3, 2016In the light of newly uncovered evidence, a campaign is now underway to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg.
Read moreThis week in history: The SS Andrea Doria sinks off Nantucket
July 26, 2016Unanswered questions about the tragedy, and questions of cause and blame, have haunted survivors and investigators for 60 years.
Read moreAnother tragic anniversary this week: July 20, 1944 in Germany
July 21, 2016This date marked an attempt to kill Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Third Reich. That too should be remembered.
Read moreTragic anniversaries with lessons for today
July 20, 2016We in the United States should learn from the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship.
Read moreThis week in history: Peoples’ Olympiad protests Berlin Olympics of 1936
July 18, 2016Many of the athletes were sent by trade unions, workers' clubs and associations, socialist and communist parties and left-wing groups.
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