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Hugh Marks merged Nine and Fairfax. Now he’s poised to lead the ABC

Until a little over a fortnight ago, there was no inkling of who would replace David Anderson as managing director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Normally, speculation runs rife within an ABC-obsessed media world and inside the organisation with a laundry list of potential candidates, occasionally planted surreptitiously by would-be hopefuls. This time the board […]

The U.S. Civil War’s “Kill-Cavalry” Legend: General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American history

General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick. Early Years Kilpatrick graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1861, shortly after the war began, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Artillery. In just three days he was a captain in the 5th New York Infantry On June 10, 1861, Kilpatrick gained notoriety by becoming […]