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Armed groups hold a rally in front of a closed Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas,on January 17, 2021 during a nationwide protest called by anti-government and far-right groups supporting US President Donald Trump and his claim of electoral fraud in the November 3 presidential election. The FBI warned authorities in all 50 states to prepare for armed protests at state capitals in the days leading up to the January 20 presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. ((Photo by MatthePhoto by Matthew Busch/Getty Images)

Political violence is part of US history

Maurizio Valsania
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Few Americans really know Cinco de Mayo

Kirby Farah - The Conversation
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A brief history of American winemaking

Liz Thach - The Conversation
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FDR's forest army

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About Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un…

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How Columbus became a national symbol

William Francis Keegan - The Conversation
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Military propaganda in films

Matthew Alford - The Conversation
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the sacco vanzetti fallout

Moshik Temkin - The Conversation
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Donald Trump (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2016, file photo, supporters of then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hold signs during a campaign rally in Springfield, Ohio. President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to “drain the swamp” of Washington might make it difficult for him to fill all the jobs in his administration. () (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, file)

Draining the swamp

Carl Abbott - The Conversation
In this Oct. 24, 2016 photo, patients wait their turn at one of the Medical Center external clinics in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A steady departure of medical specialists from Puerto Rico has turned into a stampede amid the island's ongoing economic crisis leaving patients with few doctors to take care of their ills. () (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2015 file photo, Frank Levingston Jr., of Lake Charles, La., is greeted by visitors following a wreath laying ceremony to mark the anniversary of Pearl Harbor at the World War II Memorial in Washington. Levingston, a 110-year-old veteran who served in World War II has died, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. () (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Black GIs in WWII

Maria Höhn - The Conversation
FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. For almost eight years, the members of the Congressional Black Caucus existed in the shadow of the first black president, simultaneously praising President Barack Obama’s achievements while pushing him to do more for their constituents who overwhelmingly supported his history-making campaign and administration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (AP)

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FILE - In this July 10, 1060 file photo, President Dwight Eisenhower, right, waves good evening to Secretary of State Christian Herter, after accompanying Herter and his party from his summer house at Ft. Adams in Newport, R.I. Once home to the America’s Cup, Newport has a rich sailing history and is making strides to reaffirm its position as an international sailing mecca. It is hosting this 2015's only North American stopover on the Volvo Ocean Race, the world’s most prestigious offshore racing event. (AP Photo/File) (AP)

trump, just like ike

David Stebenne - The Conversation
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Stephanie Schorow - The Conversation
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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 1941 photo made available by the U.S. Navy, a small boat rescues a seaman from the USS West Virginia burning in the foreground in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after Japanese aircraft attacked the military installation. A few dozen survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor plan to gather in Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, to remember those killed 75 years ago. (U.S. Navy via AP, File) (AP)

Peter Harris - The Conversation
Guests at Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's election night rally watch the big screen television at the Jacob Javits Center glass enclosed lobby in New York. (AP)

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Depiction of Protestant pilgrims preparing to leave for the New World

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(AP/Serge J. F. Levy)

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