Born in Jamaica, Mary Seacole, after being rejected from having an official role as a nurse during this war, opened her British Hotel so she could treat soldiers on the battlefield.
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Daily Quiz for September 27, 2013
From April 1864 to April 1865, Revel Gridley, a storekeeper in Austin, Nevada, traveled the country auctioning this same item over and over.
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Could any WWII tank survive a hit by a 155mm shell?
Dear sir, To settle an old argument one way or the other we need […]
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Daily Quiz for September 26, 2013
El Camino Real (The Royal Road) served this function.
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Daily Quiz for September 25, 2013
The first television station in America went on air in this city in 1928.
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Why Didn’t the US Navy Bombard Ichi Jima to Reduce Aviator Casualties?
Past president George Bush (Sr.) was shot down, like several other aviators, by the […]
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Daily Quiz for September 24, 2013
This person’s California home includes a "scribble den" where several books were written.
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Daily Quiz for September 23, 2013
This horticulturist developed the Shasta daisy, spineless cactus, and a potato that is named after him.
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Daily Quiz for September 22, 2013
In 1922, Mohandas K. Gandhi was sentenced to six years in jail for this crime.
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Daily Quiz for September 21, 2013
In 1948 France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands signed this treaty, which provided for mutual defense in case of an attack.