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Here's a look at the weapons and technology used during the First World War. World War I Mark V-star tank Related Links World War I Battles with the Most Casualties The Deadliest Battles in U.S. History World War I Primer World War I… Read more
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From Continental Army Soldier Deborah Samson to the first female Army Rangers, Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver, American women have been serving in the U.S. Military for hundreds of years. World War 1 U.S. Navy poster used to recruit women, 1917Related Links Active Duty Military Female Personnel by Rank… Read more
Here's a walk-through of the Battle at Gettysburg by Jennie Wood Related Links Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet The Deadliest Battles in the Civil War The Deadliest Battles in U.S. History Civil War Movies Historic Preservation: Fate of the Civil War… Read more
A-H | I-M | N-S | T-Z Abraham Lincoln Related Links Gettysburg Primer Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet The Deadliest Battles in the Civil War The Deadliest Battles in U.S. History Civil War Movies Historic Preservation: Fate of the Civil War… Read more
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Comprising 10% of the Union Army, Black troops played a vital role in the American Civil War
By Catherine McNiff
Emancipation Proclamation
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Suit claims Obama did not follow proper procedure in changing federal rules Related Links Immigration in the U.S. Obama's Executive Action Delays Deportation of 5 Million ImmigrantsMigrant Minors The Green CardImmigration Legislation Timeline
Policy does not offer a path to citizenship
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In a prime-time, televised speech on Nov. 20, 2014, President Barack Obama announced he was taking executive action to… Read more
Unaccompanied children entering the U.S. from Central America create a humanitarian crisis
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Facts about Population, the Labor Force, and Deportation Related Links Notable U.S. Immigrants Immigration Stats The Green Card Immigration Milestones Immigration Legislation Timeline A total of 69,975 persons were admitted to the United States as refugees during 2014. The leading countries of… Read more
Biographies of Notable U.S. Immigrants A-H | H-M | N-S | T-Z Charlize Theron, actor Chinua Achebe , writer Christiane Amanpour, TV news correspondent Elizabeth Arden, entrepreneur Desi Arnaz, actor, producer W. H. Auden, poet, writer John James Audubon, ornithologist Antonio Banderas, actor Mikhail Baryshnikov, dancer… Read more
Americans look back on September 11 and how it has affected them.
By Jennie Wood
The 9/11 World Trade Center attacks
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Just who can run for president?
2016 Presidential Candidate Ted Cruz
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News of the nation in 2008 from the financial crisis to the presidential election
Barack Obama
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News of the nation in 2008 from the financial crisis to the presidential election
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News of the nation in 2008 from the financial crisis to the presidential election
Barack Obama
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Here are some important speeches that influenced the course of history. by Jennie Wood Related Links Top 100 American Speeches of the Twentieth CenturyNotable Speeches and Addresses by U.S. Women, 1849–presentFamous Presidential SpeechesInaugural OratoryNotable Speeches African AmericansFrom Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give… Read more
Almost 150 years after his death, Abraham Lincoln reemerges as a leading figure in politics and pop culture.
by Jennie Wood
Benjamin Walker gets into character for the title role of the film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
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