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Amelia Earhart grew up as a toothy tomboy with no interest in aviation. Known mostly by her nickname, Meeley, Amelia and her sister “Pidge” climbed trees, belly-slammed their sleds, hunted rats—they even romped around in bloomers, of all things! After a … Continue reading
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Jim Thorpe was a Sac and Fox Indian born in what is now part of Oklahoma. He was a boisterous youngster, and he and his twin brother Charlie were very active, athletic kids. Their entire village would get together every … Continue reading
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Despite its infamy, Custer’s Last Stand wasn’t the worst military defeat at the hands of Native Americans. That title goes to a conflict 85 years earlier—General Arthur St. Clair’s defeat at the Battle of the Wabash. After previous men’s failures, … Continue reading
Conflict: Uncategorized, World War I, World War II
The military tradition of keeping animals as common regimental pets, symbols of the unit, tokens of luck, and objects of devotion, probably goes back as far as any military tradition. It may harken back to the days when dogs and other … Continue reading
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When America had very recently become the poor man’s pipe dream, it was seen as a vast land, open and free. There were plains that stretched for miles in any direction, uninhabited forests and mountains. It was hundreds of miles … Continue reading