The Swiss company Boschung Global Ltd. announced on November 13, 2014, that it has […]
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EAA’s Standard J-1 Returns
The square-cut 1916-18 Standard J-1 biplane is notorious for being mistaken as a Curtiss […]
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Thinking Outside the Gondola
A little more than two years after Felix Baumgartner’s highly publicized parachute jump from […]
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Google Takes Over Moffett Field
With a 200-foot-high ceiling and a floor surface covering eight acres, Hangar One at […]
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Why Did New England and the Chesapeake Region Develop Different Societies?
Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of […]
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Daily Quiz for January 8, 2015
The death of Clara Barton, who brought the Red Cross to the US in 1881, was overshadowed in the news by this major event that occurred three days later.
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Daily Quiz for January 7, 2015
The first Confederate general killed in the Civil War, Robert S. Garnett had earlier designed the state seal of this state.
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What Battle Did Alexander the Great Win at Age 16?
What was the first battle called that Alexander the Great won, when he was […]
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Daily Quiz for January 6, 2015
Fifteen European countries met in Geneva, Switzerland, in August 1864. The treaty that resulted from this meeting founded this organization.
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Daily Quiz for January 5, 2015
Until 2012 when swimmer Michael Phelps earned his 19th Olympic medal, this athlete had held the record at 18.