Cheyenne Indians are often overlooked in the chronicles of the 19th century Indian wars, despite having engaged in almost as many fights as the heralded Sioux warriors.
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Letter from American History – August 2010
The August 2010 issue of American History takes a look at Wall Street, the U.S. Treasury and J.P. Morgan.
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He Was America’s Most Renowned Patriot — Until He Refused to Sign the Declaration of Independence
John Dickinson and other moderates debated whether war with Britain outweighed the real benefits colonists enjoyed as subjects of the king.
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Upside-Down Bailout
Wall Street bailed out the feds when J.P. Morgan saved the U.S. Treasury from collapse in 1895.
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What is the most profound piece of literature you’ve ever read?
What is the most profound piece of literature you’ve ever read?
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Daily Quiz for June 3, 2010
The first group of white men known to have explored Yosemite Valley, now Yosemite National Park, was known by this name.
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Two Landing Craft Tank Men Woo a Pretty Girl Back Home
After coming across a letter Elizabeth Jane Kivell had written to a high school friend, wo mail-deprived ensigns in Europe, F. Nye Moses Jr. and Bill Wilhoit, took it upon themselves to correspond with her as well and engage in a little playful humor against the somber backdrop of war.
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Capt. Dale Dye’s WW II Reading List
Dale Dye, a retired Marine Corps captain who served in Vietnam, founded and runs Warriors, Inc., a company that conducts a full-immersion boot camp to train actors for war films. He has also acted in, written scripts for, or directed many television and film productions; his more familiar credits include Platoon, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, and The Pacific.
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Where were you when the Challenger space shuttle disaster happened?
Where were you when the Challenger space shuttle disaster happened?
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Daily Quiz for June 2, 2010
This was the first aerial assignment in World War I for Hermann Goering, who would lead Adolf Hitler’s Luftwaffe in World War II.