U.S. and Canadian railroads standardized time in this year.
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History Crossword # 3 – Civil War
History Crossword Puzzle Number 3 on HistoryNet focuses on America’s Civil War.
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Fairey Gannet Revival
Two Fairey Gannets are being restored to flying status, and, when complete, will be the only ones aloft.
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Missing B-24 Crew Returns Home
The B-24 “Shack Rat” crashed into the mountains of Papua New Guinea in October 1943. The Army’s Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command has identified the remains of three of the crewmen and returned them to the U.S. for burial.
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Mach 2 Private Planes
Two Russian MiG-29s have recently flown in private hands in the U.S.
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Australian Spitfire Recovered
Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Henry Lacy Smith’s Spitfire MkIXb has been recovered from a tidal flat off the Orne River near Caen, having been shot down during a mission over Normandy in 1944.
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Daily Quiz for March 16, 2011
California’s first "bear flag" was designed by the cousin of this First Lady.
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Daily Quiz for March 15, 2011
The daughter of a rabbi, Henrietta Szold was the founder of this organization.
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Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Daniel Weinberg and Bjorn Skaptason
A place for all things Lincoln—with a modern twist Daniel Weinberg and Bjorn Skaptason […]
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Secession – Revisionism or Reality
Secession fever revisited We can take an honest look at history, or just revise […]