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John Strausbaugh

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  • Award-winning history writer John Strausbaugh tells fascinating stories about the past, bringing fresh perspectives to events and characters great and small.
    © 2024 John Strausbaugh
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  • You're a Sap, Mr. Jap

    You're a Sap, Mr. Jap
    Jun 16 2024

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    On Sunday, December 7, 1941, news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began to reach New Yorkers in the middle of the afternoon. In the Brill Building, America's pop songwriters went to war that very day. They reacted to Pearl Harbor with instant fury and patriotic zeal, churning out hundreds of war songs at a ferocious clip. An excerpt from "Victory City."
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    7 mins
  • Valentina Tereshkova, the "Cosmonette"

    Valentina Tereshkova, the "Cosmonette"
    Jun 6 2024

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    The Soviets put the first woman, Valentina Tereshkova, into space 61 years ago, on June 16, 1963. They did it to beat the Americans at it. Having done that, it was another 20 years before the next female cosmonaut flew... An excerpt from my book, "The Wrong Stuff."
    https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/john-strausbaugh/the-wrong-stuff/9781541703346/
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    8 mins
  • Nikita Khrushchev, AKA Comrade Potatohead

    Nikita Khrushchev, AKA Comrade Potatohead
    May 23 2024

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    An excerpt from my book The Wrong Stuff.

    https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/john-strausbaugh/the-wrong-stuff/9781541703346/
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    8 mins
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