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2004

Stories Published in this Year

In 1954, the merciless Joe McCarthy from Wisconsin was finally taken down.

An interview with the president and his wife in the Oval Office

Women’s history today is no longer a backwater; nor is the profession of history a male craft.

Like the nation it covers, American Heritage was revolutionary at its birth. And, like that nation’s story, ours is a real cliffhanger.

Let there be incandescent light.

An early arrest proved no deterrent to a thug named Gotti.

One of his least-known contributions to modern life is also one of his most important.

George Henry Sharpe’s Bureau of Military Information helped win the Civil War, and is especially worth remembering today.

Inventing the Presidency | October 2004 (Volume: 55, Issue: 5)

As America goes into its 55th presidential election, we should remember that there might have been only one if we hadn’t had the only original candidate on Earth who could do the job.

The Buyable Past | October 2004 (Volume: 55, Issue: 5)

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