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The Wartime Organization That Brought Hollywood Stars Like Marilyn Monroe and Nancy Sinatra to the Front Lines to Entertain the Troops
Established on this day in 1941, the United Service Organizations offers wholesome entertainment options to off-duty service ...
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The Spy Who Exposed the Secrets of the Black Chamber, One of America’s First Code-Breaking Organizations
Herbert O. Yardley published a tell-all book about his experiences leading a covert government agency called the Cipher ...
How a bloody battlefield inspired a pacifist to create the Red Cross
Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...