This island nation received the George Cross for its resistance to Axis powers in World War II.
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Daily Quiz for January 15, 2012
This Ancient Egyptian pharaoh led his forces during the Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BC against the Hittite Empire.
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Daily Quiz for January 14, 2012
On Sept. 25, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson met the president of this country to officiate at ceremonies returning land to his nation that had previously been claimed by the United States.
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Daily Quiz for January 13, 2012
During the War of 1812 between the United States and England the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, DC, was under the command of an officer formerly of this country’s navy.
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Keeping a Date with Chris Noel
How a million GIs in Vietnam seduced one Hollywood starlet who was talking to them over the airwaves
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March and April, 1862
Stunning events on land and sea: Naval warfare is reinvented and a placid church […]
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The Civil War Today: January 2012
Trail takes helm at Antietam Battlefield Monocacy National Battlefield Superintendent Susan Trail has been […]
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Fearless French Mary
Battlefield held little terror for feisty Marie Tepe as she focused on aiding her beloved Zouaves
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Book Review: A Civil War Medley
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War by Tony […]
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Still current at 99
Richard Nelson Current’s 1958 biography of Abraham LIncoln shattered myths and inspired readers–including a […]