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Lessons from History is a platform for writers who share ideas and inspirational stories from world history. The objective is to promote history on Medium and demonstrate the value of historical writing.
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Go to the profile of Richard J. Goodrich
Richard J. Goodrich in Lessons from History
Dec 30, 2020

Diamond Dick Fan Outwits Burglar

Inspired by his hero, teenager outsmarts criminal

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Richard J. Goodrich in Lessons from History
Dec 25, 2020

The Flotsam Files, I

Pornographic postcards, Methodists on betting, and a crusading newspaper leads a…

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David James (Armstrong) in Lessons from History
Dec 4, 2020

Rehashing the Past, in My Opinion: Removing and Remembering History

Had I not witnessed the…

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Ashleigh Deosaran in Lessons from History
Dec 11, 2020

REPRESENTATIONS OF HAITI

“Haiti Captured”: Chicago’s Print Coverage of U.S. Occupation (1915–1935)

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Go to the profile of Dale M. Brumfield
Dale M. Brumfield in Lessons from History
Dec 12, 2020

Gland Larceny

Testicle theft a real problem in 1922 Chicago

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Richard J. Goodrich in Lessons from History
Nov 20, 2020

Carl and Ruth Wanderer, Chicago Tribune, June 22, 1920

The Ragged Stranger Killer

Was it a botched robbery attempt or a cold-blooded murder?

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