‘Boardwalk Empire,’ the new HBO series produced by Martin Scorsese, is based on historic events and inspired by the real-life exploits of Atlantic City political boss Enoch L. ‘Knucky’ Johnson.
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Daily Quiz for September 20, 2010
This major 30 Years War commander was assassinated by Imperialist conspirators.
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Daily Quiz for September 19, 2010
This plain in Macedonia was the setting of Pompey’s defeat at the hands of Julius Caesar in the Roman Civil Wars.
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Daily Quiz for September 18, 2010
This state was never an Allied power in WWI.
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‘Horse Whisperer’ Helps Veterans with PTSD on Military Channel
A preview of ‘Horse Sense and Soldiers,’ a Military Channel documentary about a ‘horse whisperer’ working with Iraq War vets to help them overcome PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome.
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Daily Quiz for September 17, 2010
He played the most important role in the wording of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823.
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Stop the Gettysburg Casino: Our Gettysburg Legacy
For more information visit www.civilwar.org/nocasino
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Shortening the War
Strategic air power probably shortened the war against Germany by about three months–and that was a whole lot.
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Daily Quiz for September 16, 2010
Considered Japan?s greatest naval hero, he destroyed the Russian Black fleet in the Straits of Tsushima in 1905.
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Book Review: Landmark Speeches on the Vietnam War
In Landmark Speeches of the Vietnam War, Gregory Allen Olson has woven together 14 speeches from 1945-1971 that offer readers key insights to the war. It shows a broad spectrum of positions and the evolution of policy and protest related to Vietnam