Preservationists win Wilderness battle Rather than face what would likely have been an image-bruising […]
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Stonewall Jackson at Harpers Ferry
Jackson, Johnston and conflicting interests The fate of strategic Harpers Ferry hung on the […]
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The First Battle of the Civil War: Philippi
Flaws in the Confederate strategy were evident in the Civil War’s first, brief land battle.
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My Thoughts Be Bloody
My Thoughts Be Bloody: The Bitter Rivalry Between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth That […]
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Daily Quiz for March 14, 2011
This explorer lost the use of his left arm after an encounter with a lion.
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Daily Quiz for March 13, 2011
This famous Elizabethan playwright was arrested in the Netherlands on charges of counterfeiting.
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Daily Quiz for March 12, 2011
Vigdis Finnbogadottir, first female president of Iceland, held this position immediately before her election.
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Marathon: Attack on the Run
Persia’s mighty army proved no match for the fired-up Athenian veterans in their epic close-quarters 490 BC battle
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Daily Quiz for March 11, 2011
This individual received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 and Britain’s Order of Merit in 1955.
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Daily Quiz for March 10, 2011
This ship was the last Japanese battleship constructed outside Japan.