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Ernie Pyle
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Ernie Pyle Writes of a Dead Man and of Mules
http://www.kwanah.com/txmilmus/36division/archives/sanpiet/ernie.htm
Two famous excerpts from his Pyle's diaries and photos of Pyle.
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Ernie Pyle
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/ww2Timeline/erniepyle.html
A biography of Pyle with photographs and links.
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Ernie Pyle on Okinawa Invasion
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CNN - 'Ernie Pyle's War'
http://www.cnn.com/books/beginnings/9808/ernie.pyle.cnn/
An excerpt from Ernie Pyle's War, a book about the death of Ernie Pyle. Includes the quote, "Dead men by mass production... Dead men in such monstrous infinity..."
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John Ciardi
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John Ciardi
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/680
A brief biography of Ciardi.
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Curtis LeMay
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General Curtis Emerson LeMay
http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6178
A biography of LeMay with a portrait.
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Curtis E. LeMay
http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/cc/lemay.html
An account of the career of Curtis LeMay.
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The American Experience | Race for the Superbomb | Richard Rhodes on: LeMay's Vision of War
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/filmmore/reference/interview/rhodes07.html
Historian Richard Rhodes account of LeMay's vision of war.
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The Atomic Bomb
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Recollections of a Nuclear War
http://www.dhushara.com/book/explod/nuclears/rotb.htm#anchor1502014
A photo of Morrison and an excerpt of an article written by him for Scientific American called "Recollections of a Nuclear War."
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ATOMIC BOMB: DECISION (Hiroshima-Nagasaki)
http://www.dannen.com/decision/
A page of links to documents pertaining to the decision to use the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Harry S. Truman
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Harry S. Truman
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ht33.html
A biography and a portrait of Harry S. Truman.
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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum site
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/
The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum site. Provides links to a chronology of Truman's life, letters, documents, Truman trivia, etc.
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The American Experience/Presidents/Truman/Presidential Politics
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/33_truman/truman_politics.html
An essay on Truman's presidency, with links to other essays about him and to speeches and other documents.
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Character Above All
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/character/essays/truman.html
An illustrated essay on Harry S. Truman with related links.
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Harry Truman
http://www.americanpresident.org/history/harrytruman/
Biographical information about Truman with links to the various stages of his life and career.
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Truman on Ernie Pyle
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CNN - 'Ernie Pyle's War' - August 25, 1998
http://www.indianahistory.org/our-collections/library-and-archives/notable-hoosiers/ernie-pyle
An excerpt from the book Ernie Pyle's War, by James Tobin. Includes Truman's quote, "The nation is quickly saddened again by the death of Ernie Pyle."
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Truman and the Potsdam Conference
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Harry Truman and the Potsdam Conference
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/teacher/potsdam.htm
A history of The Potsdam conference. Provides links to some of Truman's journal entries and letters related to the event.
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Truman and the decision to drop the A-bomb
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The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/index.php
A page of links to folders containing documents, letters, articles, background information, etc., pertaining to the dropping of the atom bomb on Japan.
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The Foreign Policies of Harry S. Truman
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1979/2/79.02.01.x.html
An outline of the foreign policies of Harry Truman.
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Harry Truman
http://www.americanpresident.org/history/harrytruman/biography/foreignaffairs.common.shtml
An outline of foreign affairs during Truman's presidency. Includes atomic bomb diplomacy and provides photos and related links.
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Bill Levitt
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Levittown: Documents of an Ideal American Suburb
http://www.uic.edu/~pbhales/Levittown/
A history of Levittown, with links to original photos of '50s Levittown, more information, etc.
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Ray Kroc
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Ray Kroc and the Fast Food Industry
http://www.wiley.com/products/subject/business/forbes/kroc.html
An account of the history behind McDonald's and the fast-food industry.
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Eisenhower
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/de34.html
A biography and a portrait of Eisenhower.
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Eisenhower Center
http://history.cc.ku.edu/heritage/abilene/ikectr.html
A page of links related to Eisenhower.
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The American Experience/Presidents/Eisenhower/Presidential Politics
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/34_eisenhower/eisenhower_politics.html
An essay on Eisenhower's presidency, with links to other essays about him and to speeches and other documents.
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Character Above All
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/character/essays/eisenhower.html
An illustrated biography of Eisenhower with links.
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Eisenhower and the Interstate
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Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956: Creating the Interstate System
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/summer96/p96su10.htm
A site about the creation of the interstate highway system and Eisenhower's involvement, with photos and a link to more information about Eisenhower.
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Elvis Presley
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Online NewsHour: ELVIS -- August 15, 1997
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec97/elvis_8-15.html
A review of the life and times of Elvis Presley, with photos and a link to a discussion on the legacy of Elvis.
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Elvis Presley, Mississippi musician
http://shs.ee.msstate.edu/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/musicians/Presley.html
A timeline of Elvis's life, a list of his major works, photos, a biography, etc.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.westchester.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/mlking.htm
An account of the contributions of Martin Luther King. Includes a chronology of important dates in his life, a list of his writings, etc.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/
A biography of Martin Luther King with a list of degrees and awards he attained as well as the text of his "I have a dream..." speech.
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Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks: Standing Up for Freedom
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1
A biography of Rosa Parks with photos.
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Today in History: December 1
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/dec01.html
An illustrated history of Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights movement with related links.
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