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1977

Stories Published in this Year

Jenny Lind and P.T. Barnum

Samuel Eliot Morison Award | October 1977 (Volume: 28, Issue: 6)

to Joseph P. Lash for Roosevelt and Churchill, 1939–1941: The Partnership That Saved the West

The Lost Battalion | October 1977 (Volume: 28, Issue: 6)

The doughboys numbered only 550 men -- the remnants of four battalions -- and were surrounded by Germans. Then they were given the order to attack.

“I Am Become Death…” | October 1977 (Volume: 28, Issue: 6)

The Agony of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Marks For The Marketplace | October 1977 (Volume: 28, Issue: 6)

The Curious World of the Trademark

Temples of Democracy | October 1977 (Volume: 28, Issue: 6)

There are over 3,000 county courthouse across the country -- staunch hometown symbols of our faith in our ability to govern ourselves

America has taught the world that freedom is humanity’s birthright. Why should we expect President Carter to keep quiet about it?

The Time Of The Angel | October 1977 (Volume: 28, Issue: 6)

The U-2, Cuba, and the CIA

The Last Stand of King Grizzly

Jack London | August 1977 (Volume: 28, Issue: 5)

The Man Who Invented Himself

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