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The Top Ten Richest Americans In History

With its strong tradition of individualism and free-market competition, the U.S has produced some of the richest individuals in history.

When it comes to the American Revolution, such names as Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin are recognized the world over. Mention

Power, as the US diplomat Charles Freeman noted, refers to “the capacity to direct the decisions and actions of others.”

From range to firepower, when it comes to guns – size matters. Mankind had always been keen on finding ways

On the 4th of July 1776, the Congress of a nascent colonial republic formally approved a declaration of its independence from the

On July 4 of 1776, some 13 upstart settler colonies declared their independence from the British Empire, adopting a form

The US-led the free world against the communist bloc who threatened to destroy democracy – this we are all told.

They’re bad and by far the worst example of human beings one can imagine. They’re the real boogiemen, waiting in

According to the butterfly effect, tiny changes in a system lead to huge repercussions. By an extension of that, events

American history remains one of the most popular genres of history, which is why we see dozens of books published