How many white men and women were actual abolitionist and physically helped slaves escape […]
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Daily Quiz for October 15, 2013
A Nickel and a Prayer by Jane Edna Hunter relates the story of her founding of this organization.
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Daily Quiz for October 14, 2013
In 1886, Mary Ann Bickerdyke was awarded a $25 a month pension by Congress for her service as this.
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Daily Quiz for October 13, 2013
In 1963, this well-known physician invented a chest drain valve widely used during the Vietnam War.
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Daily Quiz for October 12, 2013
A brain tumor ended this composer’s life in 1937, at age 38.
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Daily Quiz for October 11, 2013
In 1204 this city was sacked during the Fourth Crusade.
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Daily Quiz for October 10, 2013
The term skid row originated in the neighborhood surrounding this industry.
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Daily Quiz for October 9, 2013
The Pig War decided part of the boundary between these two nations.
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‘President Kennedy has been shot’ — Memories of JFK’s Assassination More Than 58 Years Later
It was an early Friday afternoon with the crispness of fall overtaking much of […]
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Looking for information on Marcus Goldbaum of the Old West
I have once or twice come across fleeting references to a man who roamed […]