The Hunkpapa Lakota warrior Left Hand is one of the quiet enigmas of Custer’s […]
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The California ‘Grape Rush’ Birthed a Land of Vineyards
California’s grape varieties and wine business might be older than most realize. The region […]
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Custer Interpreter Frederic Gerard Was A Man of Many Roles and Three Families
Frederic Francis Gerard was a man of many roles—including one at the Little Bighorn. […]
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Daily Quiz for January 4, 2017
For thirty years, Ditra Flame, the original “Lady in Black,” placed a red rose on this Hollywood heart throb’s grave on the anniversary of his death.
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Seeking Information Regarding a Picture of Lincoln
Please help! I love anything Abe! I came across this very cool color reproduction, […]
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Daily Quiz for January 3, 2017
Henry Van Dyke, short story writer and poet, was employed as this.
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Daily Quiz for January 2, 2017
This invention of Sir James Jay enabled the colonial forces to communicate in secret.
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What We Learned From… The Battle of Franklin
Outfought and outmaneuvered by Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman in Atlanta, Confederate General […]
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Over by Christmas? How New Tactics and Weapons Proved that WWI Estimate Wrong
Military analysts led people to believe World War I would be over by Christmas 1914—but new tactics and weapons proved that estimate wrong.
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A Yank in the SS
In late 1944 U.S. Army Air Forces Lieutenant Martin James Monti stole a reconnaissance […]