Irreconcilable Differences Simmering animosities between North and South signaled an American apocalypse Any man […]
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Murder in the Civil War
Getting away with murder The battlefield claimed many a brave officer, but there were […]
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Daily Quiz for July 7, 2010
The 25-pounder artillery the British used effectively throughout World War II was last used by British troops in combat in this country.
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Richard Ewell at Gettysburg
Second-Guessing Dick Ewell: Why didn’t the Confederate general take Cemetery Hill on July 1, 1863?
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Daily Quiz for July 6, 2010
United States Navy lieutenant Everett Alvarez, Jr., is remembered for this event during the Vietnam War.
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Daily Quiz for July 5, 2010
To create an impassable boundary between Communist China and Korea, Gen. Douglas MacArthur suggested this.
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Daily Quiz for July 4, 2010
The first US Supreme Court convened in this city.
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Daily Quiz for July 3, 2010
In the 1940s, this new US coin started rumors that the Mint had created it as a tribute to Joseph Stalin.