No gambling for historic Civil War town Preservationists claimed victory in Gettysburg this spring […]
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Daily Quiz for July 20, 2011
Private Henry Lincoln Johnson was the first American to receive this in World War I.
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Daily Quiz for July 19, 2011
Douglas Munro, so far the only member of the U.S. Coast Guard to receive the Medal of Honor, was born in this country.
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Daily Quiz for July 18, 2011
The red dye used for the famed British "redcoat" uniforms was created using this.
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Daily Quiz for July 17, 2011
As an 18-year old, Vinnie Ream Hoxie was the first woman to receive a commission to complete a statue in the Capitol rotunda. This was her subject.
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Daily Quiz for July 16, 2011
At the age of 16, Billy Graham was converted by this evangelist.
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Narrative: the Crusade
Last week I urged you all to challenge the “accepted narrative” of World War […]
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A National Park Service Living-History Volunteer’s Story
A volunteer at the Manassas National Battlefield Park talks about portraying history while wearing 45 pounds of clothing and accoutrements in summer heat, the questions visitors ask, and why he does it.
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Daily Quiz for July 15, 2011
British general Percy Hobart, a pioneer in the use of armor for strategic mobility, had this nickname.