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Walter Brattain, John Bardeen and William Shockley were awarded a Nobel Prize for the invention of this:

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He was called "the soldier?s soldier."

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A secret society in early 19th century Italy, they advocated liberal and patriotic ideas, opposing the conservative regimes imposed on Italy after Napoleon?s defeat in 1815:

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The 11th New York Zouaves was primarily composed of men from this vocation:

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These demonstrations first made British immigration policy a major public issue:

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His motto was "The man who dies rich dies disgraced."

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A son’s journey to the Pacific battlefield at Peleliu helped him better understand his father’s role in one of World War II’s bloodiest encounters.

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President Theodore Roosevelt successfully lobbied Congress to create the Forest Service in 1905 and appointed this man, a fellow conservationist, to run the agency:

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