At A Glance: The 1881 Muscle Shoals Payroll Heist The Incident: Armed ambush and daylight robbery of a USACE paymaster delivering canal project funds. The Culprits: The notorious James Gang, featuring outlaw brothers Jesse and Frank James alongside William “Whiskey […]
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At A Glance: Operation Chromite The Conflict: The Korean War (June 1950 invasion). The Engineer: LTC Edward Rowny, Corps Engineer in the Far East Command Plans Section. The Strategy: An ambitious amphibious landing behind enemy lines to relieve the Pusan
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On a blustery winter night in February 1823, the steamer Tennessee plowed her way upstream through the twisting currents on the river was poor when the boat struck a snag and sank in turbulent waters. More than 60 passengers died
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There is nothing new about 21st-century discussions in the United States about federal economic stimulus efforts, recovery acts, and infrastructure programs. In fact, nearly one hundred years ago, the economic crisis that was the Great Depression led to very similar
