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Japanese troops hit Guadalcanal expecting an easy conquest, but got a brutal surprise. “Forward!” Second Lieutenant Gorō Ohashi of the Japanese 28th Infantry Regiment, sword in hand, shouted into the midnight darkness. “Follow me!” Ohashi’s platoon, 34 strong, followed their leader down the riverbank and onto a 100-foot sandbar connecting the east and west sides …
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Silver Satire: The Frontier Humor Of Newspaperman William ForbesHe was hard-drinking, fun-loving and witty. When the first issue of The Humboldt Register rolled off the press on May 2, 1863, the information and entertainment-starved citizens of… Read MoreLittle More Than Neighborhood Thugs, They Still Left a Big Black MarkThe Blalock-Fry Gang pulled off a string of robberies. On the night of March 16, 1888, in Columbus, Kansas, John and William Blalock shot Constable David Gordon, then crossed the r… Read MoreCOW-Gun FighterA seeming throwback to an earlier era, the Vickers 161 nevertheless packed a heavy punch. There have been many instances in which warplanes were specifically designed around the ar… Read MoreTwo Strong Lakota Leaders Shared the Name ‘He Dog’Historians have long confused their biographies. He Dog was an Oglala Sioux leader. He Dog was a Brulé Sioux leader. Both statements are true. The confusion in certain histories of… Read MoreBank Cashiers Sometimes Dealt With Unauthorized WithdrawalsJesse James tested the mettle of Joseph Heywood. As the U.S. banking system took form during and after the Civil War, the job to which every ambitious bank teller or clerk aspired … Read More
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