Nathan Bedford Forrest: Life and Service of the Military Genius

Nathan Bedford Forrest

Nathan Bedford Forrest, a name synonymous with both military brilliance and contentious legacy, occupies a complex place in American history. Born into the antebellum South, his life unfolded against the backdrop of some of the United States’ most turbulent eras, reflecting the paradoxes of a nation divided by civil war and struggling with the aftermath …

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Who discovered DNA?

Who discovered DNA? 1

ON APRIL 25, 1953, three papers were published in Nature, the prestigious scientific journal,[1] which exposed the “fundamentally beautiful”[2] structure of DNA to the public, and sounded the starting gun of the DNA Revolution.[3] The authors of these papers revealed the now-famous double-helix structure of DNA, thereby unlocking the secret code of the human gene. …

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Roe v. Wade: A Decision for the Decades

Roe v. Wade: A Decision for the Decades 4

The Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, arguably the most hotly debated in recent decades, has produced an impressive body of historical scholarship.[1] The leading histories have focused on the evolution of the arguments and alliances that shape abortion debate today, rights-based pro-life and pro-choice arguments, alliances between women’s rights leaders and public health …

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