Looking for a chocolate bar that can withstand extreme temperatures and may or may not chip a tooth? Look no further than Hershey’s Field Ration D bars.
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Appomattox Apple Tree Yields Prize for Winner’s Wife
Exquisite jewelry carved in the shape of acorns presented to Julia Dent Grant
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Daily Quiz for October 31, 2019
From 1901 to 1943 Italy maintained a permanent military presence in this Asian country.
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The Wacky Wing on This 1910 Airplane Actually Worked
At a time when the basic elements of aircraft design were still being sorted out, this forgotten airplane sported a different sort of wing.
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Field Notes: New Home for Dallas Robert E. Lee Statue
News From the Civil War Community
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Daily Quiz for October 30, 2019
US Army Commander, General Walter Krueger, started his military career in this war.
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For This World War II Bomber Crew, a Donkey Was the Cat’s Meow
Lady Moe loved cigarettes, Ping bars, and the 96th Bomb Group.
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This Week in History—October 23-31—Nuclear Crisis in Cuba 1962
The U.S. launches into a nuclear standoff with the USSR over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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Audiobook Review: When the Irish Invaded Canada by Christopher Klein
Christopher Klein recounts how Civil War veterans blustered themselves into believing that kidnapping Canada would impel Britain to free Ireland