This member of Congress was the only one to vote against America’s entry into both World War I and World War II.
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Daily Quiz for March 3, 2013
This gangster’s business card identified him as a used-furniture dealer.
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Daily Quiz for March 1, 2013
This event is known as "the Flight of the Earls."
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Canon de 75 modèle 1897: France’s ‘Black Butcher’
The French 75 made its mark in 1914 at First Marne, then echoed around the world in various versions.
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Macedonian Sarissa: Spartan-Hunting Spear of Philip II
The sarissa formed the spines of the bristling Macedonian phalanx.
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Interview: Rick Atkinson / Author-Historian
Pulitzer Prize–winning author-historian Rick Atkinson has completed the final volume of his Liberation Trilogy, a history of the U.S. Army in Europe in World War II.
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Where did Civil War soldiers go to the bathroom?
Where did soldiers during the Battle of Gettysburg go to the bathroom? – Lexi […]
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Daily Quiz for February 28, 2013
Pope Innocent II declared this weapon "hateful to God and unfit for Christians."
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Letter From Military History – May 2013
A good historian makes a concerted effort to relate facts, and the proof often lies in the back of the book.