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Most of the world has a labor holiday on May 1. Why does the U.S. celebrate it in September? Is this just America being "different"?
Obviously people are talking about schools reopening soon. I know that back during polio there was a lot of similar stuff like people leaving cities and closing schools. How did they reopen schools after polio?
I don't ever recall hearing that a U.S. B-52 airplane struck the Empire State Building. Can you point me to an article regarding who, what, why, when and where?
I have researched literally hundreds of articles and cannot find the names of the seven senators on the Senate Watergate Committee. Can you please give me this information or another place where I could find it?
Can you tell me what Ohio's old state capital was?
How many civilians died as a direct or indirect result of the fighting during the American Civil War?
We need info on The Blackout . . . thinking this was in New York City?
What famous memorial in Washington D.C. is surrounded by Japanese cherry trees?
What are the oldest colleges and universities in the United States?
A few summers ago I was digging (as I often do) for rocks in my grandmother's backyard. Somehow I came across a small, heavy glass piece. It has a date printed on it and it says "PATENT JANY 11TH 1868." Do you know where I can find patent information online?
Why and when was the Certificate of Need (CON) created?
What president wrote a novel that won an award?
I was watching a movie about Pearl Harbor and it said that when the president asked for a declaration of war (against Japan) there was only one vote against it. Who was it?
Where can I find a site that has a list of the order in which states entered the union and on which date they were admitted?
What state was the site of the most battles during the U.S. Civil War?
Recently, I learned that Justice Hugo Black was once a member of the KKK. With that in mind, do you know why he decided to go along with the other justices in the unanimous decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case?
The area that is the District of Columbia was originally part of what state?
How can I locate the Vietnam military draft order. I remember watching it on TV when I was a child. I would like to review the birth dates and the order in which they were selected.
I needed some information on Civilian Conservation Corps. I want to know the history of it.

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