The words, "Do not judge me by the heights to which I have risen, but by the depths from which I’ve come," were written by this historic figure.
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Why Anvil Gets No Respect
Last time out, I wrote about a forgotten campaign: the Allied landing in the […]
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Who was the Andersonville Prison camp named for?
Who was the Anderson that the infamous civil pow camp was named after? R. […]
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Daily Quiz for April 16, 2013
The statue of a woman atop the U.S. Capitol Building, bearing a shield and sheathed sword, is called this.
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Daily Quiz for April 15, 2013
This item gave the hoplite, ancient Greece’s heavy infantry, their name.
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Daily Quiz for April 14, 2013
The first public education tax in America was instituted to support this college.
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Daily Quiz for April 13, 2013
This city was the first one to have a woman police officer.
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Daily Quiz for April 12, 2013
This writer was the first to submit a typewritten manuscript for publication.
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Interview: Everett Alvarez / A Vietnam POW for the Duration
A few hours after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964, Navy A4 pilot Everett Alvarez was shot down on a bombing mission near Hanoi, the first U.S. aviator taken captive during the Vietnam War.
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Which assassination had the most impact on western history?
Getting deep into subjective opinion, but what assassinations had the greatest impact on western […]