Q I was part of the U.S. invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1965 […]
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War of 1898
Pages from a timeworn book provide startlingly immediate images of a war that had ended mere weeks before its release
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Daily Quiz for August 5, 2015
Takeda Shingen, regarded as one of the greatest samurai warlords, won his first battle at this age.
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Blown Away: Galveston Hurricane, 1900
In 1900 a monster hurricane devastated Galveston, Texas, but as meteorologist Al Roker reveals in his new book, politics and ego at the national Weather Bureau helped make the storm the deadliest in American history
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Interview: David McCullough / The Wright Brothers, and 50 Years of Writing History
The Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer combed through a thousand pages of letters and diaries to show readers the real Orville and Wilbur Wright.
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What are the Differences Between African Feudalism and European Feudalism?
How does European feudalism compare to African feudalism?
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Daily Quiz for August 4, 2015
Centralized control over US federal immigration was established during this president’s administration.
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Daily Quiz for August 3, 2015
Tradition states this president used a shaving mirror made from shards of glass found on the White House grounds after the British had burned it in 1814.
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Daily Quiz for August 2, 2015
Opposing generals James Wolfe and Marquis de Montcalm both died of wounds received in this battle.
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Daily Quiz for August 1, 2015
This children’s author killed her mother with a knife.