She was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai’i.
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The War List: War, Death, and Taxes
Taxes have led to warfare since ancient times
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Daily Quiz for December 27, 2018
The C-46 cargo plane was call this by its pilots.
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Four Years, Five Wounds
Maine’s famous colonel suffered incredible physical punishment
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Daily Quiz for December 26, 2018
This was the caliber of the Model 1861 Springfield rifle-musket.
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The Bad Boy Commander of Operation Bolo
In January 1967, a World War II ace taught the U.S. Air Force how to dogfight—and the North Vietnamese learned a lesson, too.
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Classic Dispatches: Terror in the Sky
As a journalist, William G. Shepherd had a knack for being in—or getting to—the […]
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An Air Force Pilot Flies Navy
Ron Williams remembers his temporary duty assignment flying douglas A-3B “Whales” from a carrier as the most challenging two years
of his career
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The Battle for Hearts and Minds
How one Army unit worked to keep the Viet Cong out of a village
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Did Ethiopia fight in the Crusade Wars?
Did Ethiopia fight in the crusade wars? And were the Sacarens black Africans or […]