The site of the ancient city of Troy was discovered by this early archaeologist by following Homer?s The Iliad.
May 2008 – Manzanar War Relocation Center, CA
The Manzanar War Relocation Center, now a National Park Service historic site located 200 miles north of Los Angeles, California, is the best-preserved place to see what happened when more than 10,000 Japanese Americans and resident aliens wrongly suspected of being enemy agents were rounded up and incarcerated in remote internment centers.
Daily Quiz for March 11, 2009
The murder of this film director in 1922 destroyed several careers and is still unsolved.
Daily Quiz for March 10, 2009
This political general proved both incompetent and lacking of courage, resulting in the Confederates‚ loss at Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Commanding a brigade at Stones River his superior, General
Daily Quiz for March 9, 2009
This pioneer filmmaker made some of the earliest films involving special effects, creating many techniques still in use. His most famous title is A Trip To The Moon filmed in 1902.
Daily Quiz for March 8, 2009
Abraham Lincoln overruled Gen. Ulysses Grant‚s General Order No. 11 of December 17, 1862, because it expelled this group from the area under Grant‚s control.
Daily Quiz for March 7, 2009
German submariners called this U-boat campaign "the second happy time" and "the American turkey shoot."
Daily Quiz for March 6, 2009
This American humorist and poet wrote humorous books on history, poetry and literature, including It All Started With Eve and Twisted Tales From Shakespeare.
‘Katyn’ Review – Polish Film Confronts the Big Lie
The specter of World War II still haunts Poland’s filmmakers, most especially the esteemed and prolific octogenarian Andrzej Wajda. KATYN grandly, profoundly culminates Wajda’s lifelong engagement with Poland’s 20th-century traumas.
Daily Quiz for March 5, 2009
This pioneer aviator made the first controlled flight over Australia.
