Belle Boyd became famous during the American Civil War for her work as this.
Daily Quiz for December 8, 2012
In 1944, actress Jennifer Jones received an Academy Award for her portrayal of this saint, whose visions of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes, France, made it a place of pilgrimage for those seeking healing.
Daily Quiz for December 7, 2012
This place along a river was known as the "Gibraltar of the Confederacy."
Close-Up: Hidden Clues in a Civil War Photo
Close-Up: Hidden Clues in a Civil War Photo
‘First Freedom: The Fight for Religious Liberty’ – A Preview
‘American Experience: First Freedom – The Fight for Religious Liberty,’ premiering Dec. 18 on PBS, is an informative, even-handed examination of why America’s founders made religious liberty a basic human right.
How might the Sino-Japanese war have played out?
Let’s assume Hitler had a brain aneurism in 1937 and Germany never invaded Poland. […]
Daily Quiz for December 6, 2012
After naming his son after himself, this famous American later paid that son a weekly allowance to use another name.
Interview – Jim Willbanks: Tet’s Truths, Myths and Mysteries
Military historian and author James Willbanks discusses how the 1968 Tet Offensive developed and changed the course of the Vietnam War and offers new understandings about the nature of intelligence.
Daily Quiz for December 5, 2012
This Christmas tradition began in London in 1843.
