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Steven M. Gillon
Steven M. Gillon is a senior fellow at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia and a professor of history at the University of Oklahoma. He has authored numerous books on American history, including America's Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich and the Rivalry that Changed America.
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Lawmakers thought focusing on family unification would preserve the immigration status quo. The result was just the opposite.
After JFK's assassination, 87% of Americans believed Oswald was the sole shooter. What happened?
In an excerpt from his new book, author Steven M. Gillon details the final hours of Lee Harvey Oswald's life.
As simmering political and cultural resentments exploded in 1968, nearly every week produced news of another earth-shattering event.
Joseph McCarthy's brand of populism proved much darker than, say, Ronald Reagan's.
The New York-to-Washington train had 21 cars, 700 passengers—and millions of trackside mourners.
Government researchers found one common denominator among those most likely to riot: They had experienced or witnessed an act of police brutality.
Michigan Central Station was once the tallest train station in the world. Then as Detroit fell on hard times, so did its train hub. Can its rebirth help revitalize Motor City?
