The Vicksburg Commercial Convention, May 12, 1859, called for resuming this.
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Standing Tall
Lincoln sat for this unique photograph—“stood” would actually be a more accurate description—sometime in the summer of 1860.
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Daily Quiz for June 18, 2009
"Mugwumps" was a nickname given to members of this political group.
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Daily Quiz for June 17, 2009
The "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" is a nickname often used to describe this battle.
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Daily Quiz for June 16, 2009
In July 1859, professor Moses G. Farmer demonstrated the first electric home lighting at his house in this city.
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Daily Quiz for June 15, 2009
William Carney has the distinction of being the first American-American to receive this.
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Daily Quiz for June 14, 2009
In 1814, Andrew Jackson called them "hellish banditti."
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Daily Quiz for June 13, 2009
In exchange for the USSR removing its missiles from Cuba in 1962, the U.S. agreed to remove its missiles from this country.
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Interview: Luftwaffe Ace Walter Krupinski / ‘Don’t trust dictators or madmen!’
Luftwaffe ace Walter Krupinski trained, led and served alongside some of the greatest fighter pilots in history. And with 197 victories, he was no slouch himself.