Cole Younger sold these after his release from prison.
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Daily Quiz for September 10, 2014
To save lives, Parliament passed a law in 1876 establishing use of the Plimsoll mark, which is this.
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What Conditions on the ‘Amistad’ Allowed Slaves to Revolt?
Hello, Mr. History, Do you know what different conditions there were between the Amistad and […]
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Daily Quiz for September 9, 2014
Beginning as a radio show in 1937, this was the longest running scripted program in broadcast history.
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From the Footlocker, September/October
Curators at the National WWII Museum solve readers’ artifact mysteries
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Interview: Rachel Thompson / George C. Marshall and The Marshall Center
An interview with Rachel Yarnell Thompson, Special Projects Director of The George C. Marshall International Center and author of “Marshall—A Statesman Shaped in the Crucible of War.”
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Daily Quiz for September 8, 2014
Judge Isaac Parker, known as the "Hanging Judge" of Fort Smith, Arkansas, gave this many men the death sentence.
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Daily Quiz for September 7, 2014
Andersonville Prison survivor Dorance Atwater assisted this American in locating the graves of Union soldiers there.
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Daily Quiz for September 6, 2014
Known as a provider of C-rations to the U.S. Army, Flotill Products originally sold this food.
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Daily Quiz for September 5, 2014
Considered the First Lady of Physics, she was a part of the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb.