Impeached for attempting to undermine Congress, this president escaped conviction by only one vote.
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Korean War Gallery Extra: The Road To Seoul
After the elegantly executed Inchon landings, the U.S. Marines faced bloodied but unbowed North Korean forces that dug in to protect Kimpo Airfield and South Korea’s former capital.
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Daily Quiz for December 14, 2009
This popular board game was used by British airmen during World War II as an aide to facilitate their escape from German POW facilities.
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Why No Poison Gas?
Hitler didn’t use poison gas, but–needless to say–it wasn’t because he had doubts about the morality of it all.
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Daily Quiz for December 13, 2009
This Prince of Wallachia was the inspiration for the name of the vampire in Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula.
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Daily Quiz for December 12, 2009
Not rescinded until 1976, the "Extermination Order," an executive order issued by Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs in 1838, called for the expulsion of this religious group from the state.
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America’s Disastrous Invasion of Quebec
George Washington’s plan to invade Canada in 1775 ended in disaster.
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Washington’s 5 Rules for Honorable War
In 1775 General George Washington issued rules for invading a foreign country: make friends with the locals, respect religious differences and don’t abuse prisoners.
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Daily Quiz for December 11, 2009
During the 1st Marine Division withdrawal from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, this major general was quoted as saying, "Retreat, hell! We’re not retreating, we’re just advancing in a different direction!"
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The Morris Men of Bampton
Morris dancers from different towns wear distinctive costumes and dance to slightly different steps. […]