It’s an old pilot’s tale: the idea that airplanes are sometimes infested with tiny mischief makers
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Daily Quiz for October 15, 2019
This was the standard British hand-grenade from 1915 to 1972.
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Book Review: Rampage
James Scott relates the 1945 Battle of Manila and the devastating toll the Japanese exacted on everyday Filipinos
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Spitfire vs. Hurricane: First RAF Combat of World War II
Eighty years ago, the air war over Britain did not start well for the Royal Air Force in a “friendly fire” incident involving Spitfires and Hurricanes
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The Superhighways of the Industrial Revolution Were Canals
Bad roads and mountains made ditches and locks the most modern mode of transportation—for a while
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Daily Quiz for October 14, 2019
The first public monument to Abraham Lincoln was erected in this year.
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Daily Quiz for October 13, 2019
He was the chief of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War Two.
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Thunderbolt Top Ace Contender in the Pacific War
Colonel Neel Kearby was among the top scorers in the Pacific when he pushed his luck too far while chasing Eddie Rickenbacker’s record.
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Daily Quiz for October 12, 2019
Before resigning to fight in the Spanish-American War Teddy Roosevelt held this government job.