To understand Clark “Bud” Hall’s passion for Brandy Station, where the war’s biggest cavalry battle was fought, you must explore his battlefield with him.
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Daily Quiz for March 19, 2019
The first graveyard officially named “Boot Hill” was established in this town.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: America’s First Financial Crisis
A single rich investor’s ruin led the infant United States economy into a terrible tizzy
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VIDEO: In Alaska, the 2nd Deadliest Battle of the Pacific
The Battle of Attu in May of 1943 was the only land battle of World War II fought on incorporated U.S. territory. It was the second deadliest battle in the Pacific Theater, after Iwo Jima, due largely to a failed last-ditch banzai charge.
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Daily Quiz for March 18, 2019
He was the only US Army Chief of Staff to die in office.
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Daily Quiz for March 17, 2019
The Romans referred to this battle as the “Varian Disaster.”
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Daily Quiz for March 16, 2019
This was the first country to use assault gliders in war.
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An Ear for Trouble
A barbaric encounter aboard a seized merchantman off Cuba roused Britain to war with Spain for dominance in the Caribbean
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Daily Quiz for March 15, 2019
The first reported bird strike of an aircraft happened in this year.
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When Influenza Truly Went Viral
The 1918–19 flu pandemic killed 10s of millions, and scientists still are looking for a cure.