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History and Current Events March 2026 |
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Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen by Cheryl W. ThompsonCheryl W. Thompson investigates the fate of 27 missing pilots from the Tuskegee Airmen who disappeared during missions in World War II. These trailblazing aviators faced racism even as they served in combat, including with the 332nd Fighter Group. The book uncovers the circumstances of their disappearances, the limited government efforts to recover them, and the lasting impact their loss had on families.
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World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments by Simon KuperSimon Kuper analyses how global soccer has evolved through the nine tournaments he has attended. The book shows how the FIFA World Cup grew from a loosely organized competition into the world’s biggest sporting spectacle watched by billions. Through stories from stadiums, pubs, and streets, Kuper explores how the tournament reflects globalization, politics, money, and the changing culture of the game
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| Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America by Howard BryantSports journalist Howard Bryant details how trailblazing Black actor Paul Robeson and Major League Baseball player Jackie Robinson's differing political ideologies often put them at odds with each other, culminating in Robinson's 1949 appearance at the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), where he testified against Robeson. |
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Ballot by Anjali EnjetiBallot chronicles the history of ballots used in American elections, their psychological, cultural, and political impact, and the post-2020 bills, laws, and policies that suppress the vote.
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Focus on: Women's History Month
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We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America by Norah O'Donnell with Kate Andersen BrowerEmmy Award-wining journalist Norah O'Donnell's sweeping and inspiring book surveys women's contributions throughout American history via 35 biographical profiles.
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A Vote for Women: Celebrating the Women's Suffrage Movement and the 19th Amendment by St James's HouseAugust 2020 marked the centenary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which guaranteed women's right to vote across the US. A Vote for Women celebrates this major landmark, combining an in-depth history of the suffrage movement with extensive archival photography and accounts of its legacy up to the present day.
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Starry and Restless: Three Women Who Changed Work, Writing, and the World by Julia CookeJulia Cooke tells the story of three pioneering women journalists—Martha Gellhorn, Emily Hahn, and Rebecca West—whose adventurous reporting reshaped modern journalism. Reporting from war zones, global cities, and political hotspots across the 20th century, they broke barriers for women while redefining how stories were researched and written.
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