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Fall of Charleston - 12 May 1780
After General Henry Clinton sent about 10,000 of his Redcoats to Charleston, in early 1780, General Benjamin Lincoln and his Patriots (who were defending the city and repairing its defenses) were trapped.  The most important American port, south of Philadelphia, was under a very effective siege...
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"Adventures Inside the Atom"
A page from the "comic book" history of atomic power, created by General Electric at the request of the Atomic Energy Commission, references the 1939 letter which Albert Einstein sent to President Roosevelt. Click on the image to expand its view.
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"Bloody Mary"
Mary Tudor was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon (the king's first wife).  She became queen after her brother, Edward, died (of tuberculosis) in July of 1553 and the effort to have Lady Jane Grey rule the country was quickly ended. Queen Mary was known, perhaps unfairly, as "B...
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"Glowing Eye"
The Hubble orbiting telescope spotted this "glowing eye" in April of 2000.  It is in the constellation Aquila.  NASA provides the following information about this amazing picture:April 6, 2000: The Hubble telescope has spied a giant celestial "eye," known as planetary nebula NGC 6751. The ...
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"Magic Bullet" Found at Parkland Hospital
The photo depicts the so-called "magic bullet" which was found on a stretcher at Parkland Memorial Hospital.  The Warren Commission determined that this bullet, mildly flattened but mostly undamaged, first passed through the President's back and neck, then hit Governor Connally where it broke ...
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.32 Caliber Short Barreled Johnson Revolver
Leon Czolgosz bought this small revolver (a short-barrelled, 32 caliber, Iver-Johnson) for $4.  He practiced concealing it, since he had a plan to hide it inside a handkerchief (also depicted) before using it on his target:  William McKinley, the President of the United States.On the 6th o...
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101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy

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114th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers
Photograph.
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11th Rhode Island Infantry - Headquarters of "F" Company
Photograph at Miner's Hill, Virginia.
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164th and 170th New York Infantry - Officers
Photograph.
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