In 1800 Napoleon Bonaparte permanently organized the French Army into these formations.
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Here is Where: Holding the Fort in San Antonio
Barricaded in a freezing cold, rat-infested room inside the Alamo, the lone defender had […]
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Daily Quiz for December 3, 2014
This is the first naval battle in which the opposing ships didn’t see each other.
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Interview: David Ayer / Director of ‘Fury’
David Ayer, director of the film Fury starring Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf talks with HistoryNet.
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How Good Were Hessian Mercenary Troops?
Hello! My question is about Hessian troops. I know that they were often hired […]
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Daily Quiz for December 2, 2014
When the Persian King, Xerxes, wrote the Spartans before the battle of Thermopylae to, "Hand over your arms," the Spartan King, Leonidas, wrote this back.
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Daily Quiz for December 1, 2014
The last active-duty US battleship was decommissioned in this year.
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Daily Quiz for November 30, 2014
Eddie Gaedel, who played major league baseball very briefly in 1951, holds this statistic.
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Battle of Franklin 150th Anniversary
Photos from events of the sesquicentennial observation of the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.
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Daily Quiz for November 29, 2014
Jewish poet and writer Hannah Szenes died in this unusual way.