The last living signer of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Carroll, called this "among the most important acts of my life, second only to that of signing the Declaration of Independence, if even it be second to that."
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Daily Quiz for May 14, 2009
Hereward Carrington foresaw the invention of wireless phones in the 1920s; he hoped to use them for this purpose.
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Daily Quiz for May 13, 2009
This photographer used pictures of young newsboys, factory workers, retail clerks and others to campaign for child labor laws.
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Daily Quiz for May 12, 2009
He was the judge who presided over John Brown’s trial in 1859.
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Daily Quiz for May 11, 2009
James G. Fulton, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, called this position the "only case of involuntary servitude in the USA."
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Daily Quiz for May 10, 2009
Archeologists determined a 16th-century body found in Italy in 2009 was that of a suspected vampire because of this.
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Daily Quiz for May 9, 2009
He granted a full pardon to Vietnam War draft evaders, as long as they had not been involved in violent acts.
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Hell on Hamburger Hill
Hamburger Hill, where Col. Weldon Honeycutt led a controversial 10-day “meatgrinder” battle to secure Hill 937 only to abandon it a week later, Americans questioned the senseless slaughter. Soon, plans were announced to reduce U.S. troop strength.
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The Battle of Hamburger Hill: A Timeline
A timeline of the Hamburger Hill battle in May 1968.
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How I Wrote ‘Hamburger Hill’
Hamburger Hill author Samuel Zaffiri interviewed Brig. Gen. Weldon Honeycutt and 48 veterans of the fight for Dong Ap Bia in order to get the whole story of the battle from the fighting on the ground to the decisions being made by commanders.