They were referred to as "Galvanized Yankees":
Daily Quiz for September 19, 2007
American author Stephen Crane died of this at age 28:
Daily Quiz for September 18, 2007
This leader was the first to publicly espouse the Domino Theory.
The Battle That Saved Western Civilization: Alexander vs. Darius
On Sept. 30, 331 BC, the fate of the Greek and Persian empires was decided on a plain 70 miles north of present-day Irbil, Iraq.
Daily Quiz for September 17, 2007
Writer Helen Hunt Jackson?s 1881 book A Century of Dishonor raised concerns about this:
Daily Quiz for September 16, 2007
After serving as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, he went on to become director of the Office of Economic Stabilization and secretary of state.
Daily Quiz for September 15, 2007
In response to this vexing national problem, President Gerald Ford unveiled his WIN program on Oct. 8, 1974.
Daily Quiz for September 13, 2007
"Wrong-Way" Corrigan?s famous 1938 flight started in New York and ended here.
Wild West: The Legacy of Mountain Meadows
At dawn on Monday, September 7, 1857, Major John D. Lee of the Nauvoo […]
