In 1939, a massive Soviet tank attack in Mongolia turned Japan’s aggression east—straight toward the United States—and opened the door for Adolf Hitler to invade Poland.
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Daily Quiz for April 3, 2009
This professional wrestler was one of the first to add an extreme degree of showmanship to the sport, and a great deal of flamboyant self-promotion, changing it from athletics to Show Biz.
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Medicine Bill Comstock – Saga of the Leatherstocking Scout
Medicine Bill Comstock, descendant of James Fenimore Cooper, brought his uncle’s mythical Natty Bumppo to life on the Great Plains as a hunter, trapper and cultural go-between.
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Interview: James Donovan / George Custer Expert
James Donovan, author and George Custer expert, covers new ground in the story of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn in his new book A Terrible Glory.
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Art of the West – Mick B. Harrison’s ‘Deadwood Freight’
South Dakota artist Mick Harrison’s ‘Deadwood Freight’ captures the down-and-dirty mining town in its 1870s heyday.
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Monument Valley Endures as a Symbol of the Frontier
Monument Valley, Arizona, has long stood a symbol of the American West, from its early history as a home to the Anasazi and Navajos through pioneer days to its modern-day incarnation as iconic Western film backdrop.
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Daily Quiz for April 2, 2009
Members of this family ruled Japan as Shoguns until 1867 and the rise of Emperor Meiji.
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Key Third Winchester Site Saved: April/May 2009
Third Winchester, the bloodiest battle to take place in the Shenandoah Valley, will likely draw more visitors than ever now that a larger portion of the battlefield is being preserved
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Grant and Lee: MIA in New York: April/May 2009
Visitors to the New-York Historical Society’s ongoing exhibit on Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee will likely be intrigued by the first artifacts they see: artwork created by the legendary commanders themselves long before they were famous.
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Let the Chips Fall Where They Will: April/May 2009
Historians interested in the Confederacy navigate in perilous interpretive waters.