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Test Your History Knowledge with These Basic Civil War Questions
How much do you know about the Civil War? Our history quiz covers some of the basic Civil War questions that we feel are ...
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Women’s Role in the War Effort
Women served in the Civil War as nurses, spies, and vivandières. Explore these stories with students through a video clip and close examination of two dresses and a woman's uniform. This lesson plan ...
Pumpkins as political symbols?
When Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1863, abolitionists hailed pumpkins as a symbol of virtue and the ...
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Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ Took 10 Years to Write
Classic rock music has produced few songs as layered, mysterious, and intertextual as Don McLean’s “American Pie ... of a huge upheaval in the United States: drugs, the war in Vietnam, civil rights, ...
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Ukraine: Why is there talk of World War Three?
As the conflict in Ukraine nears its 1,000th day, the war could be about to shift. President Joe Biden's approval for Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with long-range US missiles has sparked ...
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In 'Leonardo da Vinci,' Ken Burns shows the sage was 'not a mythical wizard' but a seeker
Ken Burns and his team typically tackle expansive topics: The Civil War. National Parks ... Right now I'm working hard on my ...
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ACLU Sues ICE for Records on Deportation Flight Infrastructure
LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California, and Mayer Brown LLP today filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs ...
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1,000 days of war in Ukraine in graphics
As Ukraine marks 1,000 days since Russian troops invaded on February 24, 2022, DW looks at the numbers behind a war that has led to an estimated 1 million deaths and displaced several million more ...
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Sources: FactSet, Dow Jones Stock Movers: Gainers, decliners and most actives market activity tables are a combination of NYSE, Nasdaq, NYSE American and NYSE Arca listings. Sources: FactSet ...
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Visualising the war in Sudan: Conflict, control and displacement
The war in Sudan is nearing the two-year mark and the enormous suffering of its people continues. As two powerful armed rivals tear the country apart in what has been termed an “existential ...
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Age of biology requires American leadership
State-owned companies routinely steal data from American companies and labs. Our privacy laws and civil liberties prevent ... and runways in contested war zones. It’s not science fiction ...
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The ‘Deathonomics’ Powering Russia’s War Machine
Going to war is now a rational economic choice in Russia’s impoverished hinterlands. Facing heavy losses in Ukraine, Russia is offering high salaries and bonuses to entice new recruits.