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Greeks defeated the Carthaginian invasion of Sicily. Xerxes, “king of kings,” ruler of the vast Persian Empire, prepared well for his revenge against the Greeks. Not only did he amass the largest army the world had ever seen with the logistics to match, he also sought allies to help crush the Greeks from the west …
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Culture: Eyewitness to GloryA merchant captain turned marine painter, Nicholas Pocock captured the ferocity of the British-French fight on the “Glorious First of June.” On June 1, 1794, British artist Nichola… Read MoreWondering About A WWII Memorial In ItalyI was wondering if you may know something. My family tells me there is a statue in Italy somewhere that honors the Italian men who died in WW2 with the name Marra. Could you tell m… Read MoreDaily Quiz for February 7, 2017A monument in Sioux City, Iowa stands in memory of Sgt. Charles Floyd who is remembered for this.
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… Read MoreLight Conversation: The HeliographAfter the telegraph and before the radio, the heliograph provided long-distance wireless communication. In November 1877 Jowaki tribesmen along what is now Pakistan’s western front… Read MoreThe Crop Corps: How Agriculture Helped Win the Waruring World War II, U.S. government propagandists leaned heavily on Hollywood motion pictures to convey messages they wanted the populace to hear. In 1944, the U.S. Department of A… Read More
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