The American Expeditionary Force’s painful introduction to the battlefields of World War I.
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Behind the Lines: Iraq’s Queen Mother
Unlikely nation-maker Gertrude Bell redrew the map of the Middle East
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On the Ground in Hiroshima, August 6, 1945
Personal observations of the world’s first atomic bombing
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Bring In the Germans
Needing to build a modern army, the Nationalist Chinese government sought the advice of veteran German officers in the late 1920s and ’30s
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Scots Peak at the Battle of Prestonpans, 1745
The legendary defeat of a British army in 1745 was the high point for the doomed Bonnie Prince Charlie, his Jacobite Rebellion, and the Highland way of life
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Daily Quiz for October 28, 2015
In 1957 Eisenhower became the first U.S. President to travel in this kind of vehicle.
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How Long Did the Moors Have White Slaves?
How long did the Moors have white slaves?
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Daily Quiz for October 27, 2015
This English king was crowned on July 6, 1189.
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If George Washington Hadn’t Been the First President, Who Would Have Been?
If George Washington had not become the first President of the United States, who would have been chosen?
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Daily Quiz for October 26, 2015
The first helicopter passenger service was started in New York City this year.