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NSA Attacks Against Virtual Private Networks

Schneier on Security

A 2006 document from the Snowden archives outlines successful NSA operations against "a number of "high potential" virtual private networks, including those of media organization Al Jazeera, the Iraqi military and internet service organizations, and a number of airline reservation systems.".

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James Reese Europe: America’s Jazz Ambassador

Unwritten Record

Robert is an Archives Technician in Research Services at the National Archives at College Park. military as a lieutenant during World War I in the all-Black 369th Infantry Regiment (known as the “Harlem Hellfighters”), in which he served as a band leader. National Archives and Records Administration. February 12, 1919.

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The Sky No Longer Has Limits: Female Fighter Pilots and the Combat Exclusion Policy

Unwritten Record

A special edition of “Air Force Television News” distributed the press conference to members of the military. After World War II, more women expressed interest in serving in the military and the act enabled them to serve as permanent, regular members of the armed forces during times of peace.

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Mapping the Battle of Fredericksburg

Unwritten Record

For more information about the Battle of Fredericksburg, see the following: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2006). O’Reilly, Francis A. The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock. Pfanz, Donald C.

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Remembering 9/11

Unwritten Record

The National Archives and Records Administration holds many documents related to the 9/11 events. March 27, 2006. Additional photographs in the series 311-MAD: Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials are found on NARA’s Access to Archival Databases (AAD).