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Daily Quiz for April 19, 2015
On April 18, 1861, this man turned down an offer to be made a major general in the Union Army.
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Déjà Vu: Taking It to the Streets
The United States has seen many costly clashes between its citizens and the police.
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Lone Star Hit Man Felix Jones
Convicted killer Felix Robert Jones hailed from the same Texas county and worked with the same partners in crime as paid assassin par excellence ‘Killin’ Jim’ Miller
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Daily Quiz for March 23, 2015
Robert E. Lee graduated from West Point in 1829 with this class rank.
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First Shots of the Cold War
In 1918 Woodrow Wilson committed to an Allied intervention in a reeling Russia and stumbled into a brewing Cold War
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Civil War Historian James McPherson
As the sesquicentennial of the Civil War draws to a close, historian James McPherson urges Americans to retain the lessons from that nation-shaping conflict.
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Book Review: Home Squadron, by James C. Rentfrow
In his book Home Squadron, James Rentfrow relates the late 19th century transformation of the U.S. Navy into a fleet with global reach.
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Daily Quiz for January 28, 2015
The US Marines who ended John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry in 1859 were led by this man.
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How Did Gen. George S. Patton Die?
How, exactly, did Gen. George S. Patton die? Thanks. –Don ? ? ? Dear […]