This group of cliff-dwelling Native Americans once inhabited the West–their name coming from a Navajo word meaning “the ancient ones.”
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Daily Quiz for September 16, 2008
Myra Maybelle Shirley, a companion to thieves and felons, and legendary figure of the Old West, is better known as:
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Daily Quiz for September 15, 2008
This British naval hero, born in Norfolk, England in 1758, was made post-captain at the young age of 21.
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Daily Quiz for September 14, 2008
Frederick Barbarossa, the German king and Holy Roman emperor (1152-90) died in this fashion.
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The 9 Lives of John Brown Gordon
From First Manassas to Appomattox John Brown Gordon survived wounds and illnesses.
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Daily Quiz for September 13, 2008
The first successful undersea rescue operation to retrieve a sunken submarine crew took place in this year.
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Daily Quiz for September 12, 2008
This strange, 1940s hybrid–part airplane, part boat–was not only capable of taking off and touching down on land or water but also sturdy enough to be used with an arresting gear for aircraft carrie
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The Secret and Controversial Attempt to Teach German POWs About Freedom
During the summer of 1944, the government launched a secret and ambitious effort to influence the nearly 380,000 Germans imprisoned in the United States.
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The Other Richthofen
Wolfram von Richthofen, the Red Baron’s ruthless, brilliant cousin, built the Luftwaffe into the world’s most lethal air force.
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The Battle for Castle Itter
Germany’s Castle Itter was used as a detention facility for VIP prisoners. On May 4, 1945, GIs of the 23rd Tank Battalion’s Company B and the 411th Infantry Regiment were thrust into an unlikely battle for the castle that involved a group of combative French VIPs, an uneasy alliance with the enemy, and one of the last combat actions of World War II in Europe.