The Soviets have long insisted that Lend-Lease aid made little difference. Newly discovered files tell another story.
Daily Quiz for July 12, 2008
In direct reprisal for the killing of Nazi Gestapo official Reinhard Heydrich by Czech agents, this town was completely destroyed and thousands of its residents murdered.
The 9 Lives of General John Brown Gordon
Indestructible Confederate general John B. Gordon survived multiple wounds and serious illnesses during the Civil War. From First Manassas to Appomattox, he proved nothing could keep a good man down.
Daily Quiz for July 11, 2008
This ancient Briton mounted a guerrilla uprising against the Romans in AD 43.
Daily Quiz for July 10, 2008
This legendary hero of the American Revolution was nearly beaten to death by a mob in Baltimore in 1812.
Daily Quiz for July 9, 2008
This country was home to the fascist movement called the Arrow Cross.
Daily Quiz for July 8, 2008
By 1650, Oliver Cromwell had acquired a formidable military reputation in part from his command of this cavalry regiment.
Daily Quiz for July 7, 2008
He served as a seaman on the destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
Daily Quiz for July 6, 2008
This treaty is variously known as the Definitive Treaty of Peace, the Peace of Paris and the Treaty of Versailles.
Daily Quiz for July 5, 2008
In the winter of 1778, American troops stationed at this fort on the Hudson River nicknamed the place ‘Point Purgatory.’
