In 1930, during the height of the Great Depression, Congress approved 1.5 million dollars for the purchase of this historical item.
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Author Gregory Michno
Indian wars expert Gregory Michno doesn’t shy from controversy in his books about the 1864 Sand Creek massacre and other conflicts
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Pinkerton Men vs. Badmen
Pinkerton, then and now, kept an ever-watchful eye on criminal activity in the East and out West — but the detective agency just couldn’t seem to get a handle on the James-Younger Gang.
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Daily Quiz for May 27, 2015
This man was the last US president who ever owned slaves.
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Reading List: Admiral James G. Stavridis
“For nonfiction, I love military history, biography, autobiography, economic theory, and diplomacy; at the […]
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Question on Pharaoh’s Cigar Coin
Hi We have found a very old coin. On the front it has Payne […]
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Daily Quiz for May 26, 2015
Residents of Washington, D.C., first voted in a presidential election in this year.
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Daily Quiz for May 25, 2015
The first photo of the Earth from space was taken in this year.
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Daily Quiz for May 24, 2015
Kate Elder, female companion of "Doc" Holliday and Wyatt Earp, had this nickname.