In May of 1942, US General Hap Arnold promised Prime Minister Winston Churchill that […]
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Another Greatest Generation
The veterans of The Second World War are referred to as the Greatest Generation […]
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L. U. Reavis and the Capital Removal Movement
Logan Uriah Reavis went few places where he did not command attention. More than […]
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Daily Quiz for October 10, 2016
Hannibal Barca’s favorite war-elephant was named this.
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Escaping a Blood Feud With the McCoys, This Hatfield Found Peace Out West
In 1896, Johnse Hatfield pulled up stakes in West Virginia and rode to Washington.
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Daily Quiz for October 9, 2016
The first ever wartime aerial bombing took place in this year.
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Three’s A Crowd: The Third Reich’s Internal Power Struggle
What made Germany lose the war? A lot of things. But one problem that doesn’t get enough attention is command structure.
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Daily Quiz for October 8, 2016
The first US patent to a woman was issued in this year.
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How Napoleon Lost Paris
In early March 1814, Napoleon was outmaneuvered at Laon, France, by Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher’s […]
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Valor and Infamy Preserved: A Conversation with Brett Seymour of National Park Service
National Park Service photographer Brett Seymour has dived on the USS Arizona for nearly 20 years.