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xkcd Webcomic and What if? Series Creator : Author Talk with Randall Munroe New York Times bestselling author of What If? and How To and the hugely popular webcomic xkcd January 31st at 2:00 PM EST See More and Register   Please join fo...

In the later half of 1944 the destruction of most of the Japanese fleet and its air arm left the Japanese Home Islands vulnerable to attack by the Allies. In desperation the Japanese navy proposed the use of "Special Attack" squadrons otherwise known...

Back in a Spell: Author Talk with Lana Harper February 9th at 7:00 PM EST Event will begin in 15 days and 8 hours Register View Upcoming Events View Past Event Recordings   Join us for a magical evening with N...

Tastes Like War: An Author Talk with Grace M. Cho February 16th at 1:00 PM EST Event will begin in 22 days and 2 hours Register View Upcoming Events View Past Event Recordings   You’re invited to an insightful chat...

Author Talk with Sadeqa Johnson: Award-Winning Author of Yellow Wife February 28th at 4:00 PM EST Event will begin in 34 days and 5 hours Register View Upcoming Events View Past Event Recordings   We look forward t...

When American troops entered the city of Cologne, Germany on March 6, 1945, one of the only buildings left standing was the Cologne Cathedral. When American Sherman and Pershing tanks faced off with German Panther tanks, US cameramen had cameras roll...

Thanks to a series of victories in 1944 and 1945 the Allied forces in the south and central Pacific were pushing the Japanese back to their home islands. The dark days following the attack on Pearl Harbor were all but forgotten now that the end of th...