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Attack on Pearl Harbor

History; American history

In the morning of December 7, 1941, Japan launched a major surprise strike against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor that killed 2,000 U.S. personnel, destroyed or severely damaged 347 ...

(May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799)A Founding Father of the United States who was an orator and politician who led the movement for independence in Virginia in the 1770s, as well as leading the opposition ...

hurdy-gurdy girl

History; American history

German hostesses who played musical instruments in Hessen and who danced with miners for a fee during the 19th century American and Canadian gold rushes. Despite their loose reputation, they were not ...

9/11 baby

History; American history

A child who was born the exact day or moment during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Freedom Riders

History; American history

Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who confronted segregation laws in segregated parts of the US by riding on buses. The first Freedom Ride occurred in 1961 on May 4th, going from Washington ...

Battle of the Wilderness

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The Battle of the Wilderness, was a battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia fought at ...

Battle of Vienna, Virginia

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The Battle of Vienna, Virginia was a battle between a Union Army force of 271 men of the 1st Ohio Infantry and a Confederate States Army force of about 750 men, in the village of Vienna, Virginia in ...