In 1893 Kokichi Mikimoto produced the first one of these
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Who Poured Molten Gold on Living People to Preserve Them?
What group of people or civilization poured molten gold over people who were still […]
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Daily Quiz for December 31, 2013
This is known as the largest tank battle in history
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Daily Quiz for December 30, 2013
On July 28, 1957, this rock-n-roll legend made his first appearance on TV.
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Daily Quiz for December 29, 2013
This city was the first in America to have parking meters.
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Daily Quiz for December 28, 2013
This aircraft carrier recovered the Apollo 11 command module, the spacecraft that first landed humans on the moon, after splashdown.
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Bloody Stalemate at Fort Erie, 1814
After a seesaw clash of determined enemies, neither the Americans nor
the British ended up with the prize
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Mil Mi-24 Hind: A Russian Gunship With Attitude
Despite is susceptibility to Stingers, the Mi-24 assault gunship packs a sting of its own and has proved an enduring war machine.
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Book Review: The Shining Sea, by George C. Daughan
George Daughan relates Captain David Porter’s truly epic 17-month Pacific voyage on USS Essex during the War of 1812 in The Shining Sea.
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Book Review: Clash of Empires in South China, by Franco David Macri
In Clash of Empires in South China, Franco David Macri explores the political and military wrangling over the region between Japan and the Allies before and during World War II.