He was the first African American elected mayor of a major American city.
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Mystery Ship, March 2016
Can you identify this stubby VTOL pioneer? Click here for the answer.
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Mystery Ship, March 2016
Britain’s first fixed-wing vertical takeoff and landing airplane, the Short SC.1 was built in […]
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Building a Falklands SHAR
The 1/48th-scale Airfix Sea Harrier FRS.1 (SHAR) has been around for quite a while. […]
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Daily Quiz for December 21, 2015
This pilot holds more international speed, distance and altitude records than any other pilot.
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Daily Quiz for December 20, 2015
This was the last significant battle between fleets entirely comprised of wooden vessels.
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Daily Quiz for December 19, 2015
The last execution in the Tower of London occurred in this year.
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Daily Quiz for December 18, 2015
In 1862, the first shipment of this commodity arrived in Europe from the US.
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Daily Quiz for December 17, 2015
In 1904 Pope Pius X banned these in the presence of churchmen.
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American Samurai
As the men of the Lost Battalion fought for their lives, a gutsy group of Japanese American GIs fought to save them.