At the height of the War of 1812, the British invade Washington DC, setting fire to everything as they stormed into the capital.
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Firebombers! Flying on the Edge to Fight Fires
As last fall’s California wildfires demonstrated, the demand for aerial firefighters and the dangers they face have never been greater.
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“We have struck an iceberg”: U.S. Firm Seeks to Retrieve Famed Titanic Radio
Housed in a soundproof compartment on the topmost deck, iron-eating bacteria and saltwater corrosion is working rapidly to “potentially bury forever the remains of the world’s most famous radio.”
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Daily Quiz for January 24, 2020
The barrier of barbed wire, mines, and sensors, on the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam was called this
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When the Sioux Ambushed Pawnee Hunters at ‘Massacre Canyon’
Eager to attack their traditional foes, a powerful Oglala/Brulé force thundered down on a hapless Pawnee hunting party in southwest Nebraska
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California Artist Rick Hill: King of the Hill
He’s earned kudos for his Western and wildlife sculpture and has high hopes for his oil paintings
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Brenden W. Rensink: People of the Borderlands
In his recent book Native but Foreign the author takes a close look at the Yaquis on the southern border and Crees and Chippewas on the northern border
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The Last Stand: Visit the Five Forks Battlefield and Dinwiddie County, Va.
The war’s closing hours erupted in this southern seat
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Book Review: The Frontier Army / Episodes From Dakota and the West
Eli Paul offers fresh insights into the Old Army in this compilation of seven eyewitness accounts from the era.
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Daily Quiz for January 23, 2020
Because of its size, the Soviet SA-2 anti-aircraft missile was nicknamed this.