Irish revolutionary and statesman Eamon De Valera was born in this country.
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Daily Quiz for August 7, 2010
The Crittenden-Johnson Resolution, passed by both houses of Congress in 1861, was an attempt to do this.
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Apache Ambush at Cottonwood Wash
After Apache warriors attacked a 10-man Army escort wagon headed for Fort Grant, Arizona Territory, the survivors, including an assistant surgeon, struggled to reach safety.
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Paul Sheldon – Art of the West
Artist Paul Sheldon became fascinated with the American Southwest as a child and shares that fascination in his paintings of Apaches, cowboys and the land itself.
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Interview: N. Scott Momaday / Pulitzer Prize Winner
Kiowa Writer N. Scott Momaday won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969 and now claims WWA’s Owen Wister Award.
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Daily Quiz for August 6, 2010
The Bishops’ Wars, 1639 – 1640, were waged between these two groups.
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Brothers of All Sorts Made Frontier Marks
Such famous (and infamous) brothers as the Earps, Mastersons, Chisums, Daltons, Youngers and Jameses made their mark on the Western frontier.
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Daily Quiz for August 5, 2010
This was the first country to receive substantial financial aid from the US under the Truman Doctrine.
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Deceiving the Enemy, Fooling Ourselves: Garbo at War
Deception operations, double agents, and undercover missions continue to fascinate us, but let’s be honest about what they are able to achieve.
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Alice Paul
Courageous or reckless, Alice Paul spearheaded a new suffrage campaign for American women