Nearly two months after the battle of Gettysburg 24-year-old Isaac Dunsten of the 105th […]
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Geronimo’s Last Surrender
Twenty-five years of intermittent warfare between the Chiricahua Apaches and Americans had reached its ultimate and inevitable destiny.
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Gang Crackdown: When Stuart’s Stranglers Raided the Rustlers
Because of his great contribution to the state’s early years, Granville Stuart is revered […]
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Daily Quiz for June 7, 2007
This man reportedly said to staff, "You are here to please me. Nothing else on earth matters."
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Comstock Heritage: America’s Oldest Western Silversmiths
It’s probably safe to say that even Henry Comstock—or George Hearst, John Mackay, Mark […]
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Daily Quiz for June 6, 2007
They fought one another in the War of Devolution:
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Operation Dewey Canyon: The US Foray Into Laos
The primary purpose of audacious Operation Dewey Canyon was to kill North Vietnamese Army troops and deny them supplies and access to the densely populated areas of the coastal lowlands. Controversy arose when U.S. Marines crossed into Laos.
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The Whole World Is Listening: WHAS Radio Coverage of the 1937 Ohio River Flood
Coverage of the horrendous 1937 Ohio Valley floods by Louisville radio station WHAS was a seminal event in broadcasting history and established the modern tradition for reporting disasters.
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Daily Quiz for June 5, 2007
He formulated what became known as the Freeport Doctrine:
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Daily Quiz for June 4, 2007
He was known in western Europe as the “Scourge of God.”