Known as the orator who saved the nation, his speeches are credited with preventing California from becoming its own republic.
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United Nations: The Axis Allies
One of the toughest questions a historian of World War II has to answer […]
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Daily Quiz for August 24, 2012
Saint Jerome, 340 – 420 AD, was a voluminous writer who is primarily remembered for this publication.
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Greetings From Oshkosh
Cubs galore and more marked this year’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.
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Charmed Life of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker
When America’s WWI Ace of Aces Edward Rickenbacker became president of Eastern Air Lines, he said: ‘I will always keep in mind that I am in the greatest business in the world… and I can serve humanity more completely in my line of endeavor than in any other.’
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Did Muslims explore America? Was there a Swedish colony?
I’ve heard that shortly after America was discovered by Columbus followers of Islam did […]
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Daily Quiz for August 23, 2012
She is the only First Lady to interview her first husband for a newspaper story prior to their marriage.
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Daily Quiz for August 22, 2012
Major General William T. Sherman’s 300-mile path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, was approximately this wide.
Posted inWeapons & Gear Manual
Watson’s Whizzers – Saving the Me-262
After WWII, “Watson’s Whizzers” returned a handful of German Me-262s to the air, ushering in the U.S. jet age.
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Could Eisenhower have saved Private Slovik?
General Dwight D. Eisenhower was highly upset over the slapping incident on Sicily regarding […]