National History Day began as a contest for students. That annual contest still continues, but the program has expanded to offer much more to students and teachers.
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Why Did No One But Patton Foresee a German Offensive in Dec. 1944?
Patton supposedly saw, by situation maps at headquarters, that something was going on with […]
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Daily Quiz for April 1, 2014
In 1959, this space probe transmitted the first photographs of the dark side of the moon.
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Book Review: The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
THE BROTHERS: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War by Stephen […]
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Interview: Melinda Pash / Why is Korea the “Forgotten War”?
Author Melinda L. Pash explains how Korea came to be America’s “forgotten war.”
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Daily Quiz for March 31, 2014
In 1967, Che Guevara, the communist guerilla leader, was captured in this country
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Daily Quiz for March 30, 2014
Born Ann Eliza Webb, she played a major role in eliminating this practice in the U.S.
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Daily Quiz for March 29, 2014
Rudyard Kipling wrote his classic The Jungle Book while living here.
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Daily Quiz for March 28, 2014
The first full English-language Bible was printed in this year.