This World War II veteran won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartoon twice, once in 1945 and again in 1959.
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Daily Quiz for March 21, 2015
The first peacetime military draft in US history began in this year.
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A Question on a 19th-Century Pendant
Hi, Mr. History, I have seen an artifact, a heart-shaped pendant made of iron. […]
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Daily Quiz for March 19, 2015
The US Marines captured this North African city in 1805.
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Volunteers Needed for National ‘Park Day’
Want to give back to historic sites? Park Day 2015 needs volunteers to help with the annual sprucing up of sites in 29 states.
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Daily Quiz for March 18, 2015
What is widely regarded as the first genuine Western showdown-in-the-street shoot-out took place in this town in 1865.
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Was the 88th Division at Anzio?
Dear Mr. Guttman, I’m writing a novel and one of my (American) characters is […]
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Daily Quiz for March 17, 2015
On April 16, 73 AD, the Romans finally captured this Jewish stronghold.
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Daily Quiz for March 16, 2015
At Saratoga National Historic Park is a monument to this Revolutionary War general’s leg.