This man is the only U.S. Congressman to be killed in the line of duty.
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Daily Quiz for June 18, 2012
This Commodore’s flag was brought from the?U.S. Naval Academy Museum?to Japan for the Japan surrender ceremony on September 2, 1945.
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Daily Quiz for June 17, 2012
Which country was the first to receive a loan from the World Bank?
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Daily Quiz for June 16, 2012
The world’s tallest statue on top of a building depicts this historical figure.
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Daily Quiz for June 15, 2012
The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution deals with this.
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How many aircraft have been shot down by the British RAF and the USAF since WWII?
Dear Mr History, Most grateful if you could settle a small Mess wager. How […]
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Daily Quiz for June 14, 2012
This successor was besieged within Osaka castle from 1614 to 1615 by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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Emory Bronte and Ernie Smith: Flew From California to Hawaii in 1927
The accomplishments of two pioneering civilians — Emory Bronte and Ernie Smith — who piloted a Travel Air across the Pacific in 1927 have been largely overlooked.
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One-Oh-Nine: Messerschmitt’s Killing Machine
The notoriety that it gained as the backbone of the Luftwaffe’s fighter force is barely half the story of Willy Messerschmitt’s ubiquitous creation.