Dominican nun Mother Mary Alphonsa Lathrop (Rose Hawthorne Lathrop) focused her work on this group of people.
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Pritzker Military Library to Honor Carlo D’Este with Lifetime Achievement Award
Carlo D’Este chosen to receive 2011 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
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Daily Quiz for June 21, 2011
Two U.S. Secretaries of State unsuccessfully ran for president three times, William Jennings Bryan and this man.
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It sounds like a joke, I know: a conference of history professors. Oh yeah…that’s […]
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Daily Quiz for June 20, 2011
At his request, this man was buried with a copy of the U.S. Constitution under his head and his body wrapped in the American flag.
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Daily Quiz for June 19, 2011
At age 77, Frances Perkins, first female U.S. cabinet member, became a professor at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at this university.
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Daily Quiz for June 18, 2011
This American theme park began as entertainment for customers waiting at a chicken-dinner restaurant.
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Daily Quiz for June 17, 2011
This son of a British admiral founded a U.S. colony to provide religious freedom.
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Daily Quiz for June 16, 2011
In 1905, eleven-year-old Frank Epperson accidentally invented this cool treat.
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The King James Bible: Still The Word After 400 Years
n the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace, King James received the petitions of the Puritans in January 1604. Though he completely rejected their requests, he authorized what would become known as the King James Bible.