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Dishonest reporting, the USS Maine and the Spanish-American War

The USS Maine was a pre-dreadnought battleship launched in November of 1890 and sunk in February of 1898. The large steel battleship went down in...
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The Committee of Vigilance rules on liquor

As soon as the death of Yankee Sullivan became known, William Coleman called an extra session of the executive committee. Already there was a rumor...
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Indiana soldier killed in Afghanistan

  • Indiana soldier killed in Afghanistan
  • May 23, 2012
The Pentagon announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The family released information...
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DOD names 30 companies as finalists for 2012 Freedom Award

  • 2012 Freedom Awards
  • May 23, 2012
In a news release from the Department of Defense today,30 companies were named as finalists for the 2012 Freedom Award.The Freedom Award is the DOD...
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George Walton was one of Georgia’s most successful lawyers

Shortly after George Walton’s birth in Cumberland County, Virginia during 1740, his parents died and he was adopted by an uncle. When he was...
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Lyman Hall led the effort to charter the University of Georgia

One of three men from Georgia to sign the Declaration of Independence, Lyman Hall was born in Wallingford, Connecticut on April 12, 1724. In...
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Button Gwinnett’s signature became highly valuable

The eldest of seven children, Button Gwinnett was the son of Reverend Samuel Gwinnett and Anne Button. Born in Down Hatherley, Gloucestershire,...
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Haunted Places book review: 'Ghosts of the Outer Banks' by Peggy Schmidt

Approximately one hundred miles along the coast of North Carolina is a series of barrier islands known as the Outer Banks. This was once the...
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William Floyd was first from New York to sign the Declaration of Independence

William Floyd was born on December 17, 1734 in Brookhaven, New York. The son of Nicoll Floyd and Tabitha Smith, William’s bloodline was...
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Women graduates in non-traditional careers exceed expectations

  • KCKCC Technical Education Center
  • May 22, 2012
The Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) will be holding its graduation exercises 8 p.m. May 22 at the KCKCC Field House, 7250 State Avenue...
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