This legendary hero of the American Revolution was nearly beaten to death by a mob in Baltimore in 1812.
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Daily Quiz for April 11, 2007
This Hungarian driver won the first French Grand Prix in 1906:
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Daily Quiz for April 10, 2007
This great figure of the American Revolutionary era urged restoration of the property and rights of Loyalists after the Revolutionary War:
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A Farmer Told His Bride an Old Wound Was From a Fight With Some Indians. He Got It at Little Bighorn.
Many men had claimed to have been survivors of Custer’s command at the bloody Battle of Little Bighorn, but Frank Finkel was the real deal.
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Jewelry Artist Douglas Magnus Owns Turquoise Mines
In his Santa Fe studio, Douglas Magnus makes the most of turquoise on belt buckles and bracelets.
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Daily Quiz for April 9, 2007
English explorer Henry Hudson sailed up the river which now bears his name in search of the Northwest Passage for this company in 1609.
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Daily Quiz for April 8, 2007
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic," written by Julia Ward Howe, was based on this book of the Old Testament:
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Is Custer The Most Misunderstood Figure in American History?
A reevaluation of George Armstrong Custer suggests he was actually left in the lurch by his subordinates at the infamous Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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Comanche Captives
Young Dot and Bianca Babb experienced the good and bad of life in native camps after being captured from their parents’ Texas ranch by Comanches. An article by Gregory F. Michno in Wild West magazine.