This Civil War officer was nicknamed "puss in boots" by his men.
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Daily Quiz for September 27, 2010
Prime Minister Winston Churchill personally traveled to this neutral country to try to convince its leader to enter WWII on the Allied side.
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Daily Quiz for September 26, 2010
This Russian Czar sold Alaska to the US in 1867.
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Daily Quiz for September 25, 2010
This marshal of Napoleon outlived all the others, despite receiving more wounds than any other marshal during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Daily Quiz for September 24, 2010
This was the name of the first tank developed in WWI.
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Daily Quiz for September 23, 2010
Besides Missouri, this state was admitted to the Union as a result of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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Interview: Jan Goldstein / ‘Great War in the Air’
Self-taught filmmaker Jan Goldstein got tired of waiting for someone to make an in-depth documentary about pilots and planes of World War I and created ‘The Great War in the Air’ on his own.
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The 10 Most Difficult to Fly Aircraft
The November 2010 Aviation History features 10 aircraft that took incredible skill and fortitude to fly.
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Daily Quiz for September 22, 2010
Capturing the German positions around Italy’s Monte Cassino during WWII required this many months.
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Daily Quiz for September 21, 2010
This field near Newark, England was the setting for the final battle of the Wars of the Roses.