Poet and novelist Sylvia Plath, who wrote her best poems during the last eight months of her life, died at age 30 by this cause.
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Who wrote the Cold Harbor diary?
In discussing casualties at Cold Harbor, Shelby Foote wrote, “Some went even further in […]
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Daily Quiz for November 1, 2012
Among his many inventions, Benjamin Franklin invented a "busybody," which is a type of this.
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The Best and Worst Lincoln Movies
A Lincoln scholar answers questions about the best and worst Abraham Lincoln movies and television programs – ‘Star Trek’ makes it into a ‘best’ category.
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Daily Quiz for October 31, 2012
President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis had been a U.S senator and had filled this cabinet position under President Franklin Pierce.
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Did only a few U.S. submarines launch torpedos in the Pacific?
I talked to a decorated WW II submariner officer several years ago and he […]
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Daily Quiz for October 30, 2012
Colonel Nakagawa Kunio changed Japanese battle tactics in World War II during his command of this fiercely defended island.
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Daily Quiz for October 29, 2012
John Wesley Powell, the first white explorer to travel the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, had earlier lost an arm because of this.
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Daily Quiz for October 28, 2012
At one point during the encirclement of Germany’s Ruhr Valley in 1945, U.S. 3rd Armored Division encountered heavy resistance from these groups.
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Daily Quiz for October 27, 2012
The Bedchamber Crisis of 1839 occurred in this country.