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The White Horse of Uffington
The cutting of huge figures or geoglyphs into the turf of English hillsides has been going on for more than 3000 years. There are 56 hill figures scattered around England, with the vast majority on the chalk downlands of the southern part...
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Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, lithographic print by E. Rose, from an original work of Thure de Thulstrup, and published by L. Prang & Co., 1886. The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was an American Civil War engagement in the Atlanta Campaign...
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Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, 27 June 1864
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, lithographic print by Kurz & Allison, c. 1891. The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was an American Civil War engagement in the Atlanta Campaign, fought 27 June 1864, in which Union forces were repulsed by staunch...
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Mount Fuji - Japan's Tallest and Most Sacred Mountain
Mt. Fuji (Fujisan) is the tallest mountain in Japan and, with its classically symmetrical snow-capped cone, has long been the symbol of that country. The volcano is regarded as a sacred kami or spirit in the Shinto religion, specifically...
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Diagram of the Battle of Kings Mountain
A diagram of the Battle of Kings Mountain (7 October 1780) by Damionpaulhart, 27 June 2017.
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Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn (25-26 June 1876) is the most famous engagement of the Great Sioux War (1876-1877). Five companies of the 7th Cavalry under Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) were wiped out in one day by the...
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Mountain Meadows Massacre
Mountain Meadows Massacre (11 September 1857), in which the Baker-Fancher party, a wagon train of non-Mormon settlers crossing southern Utah Territory, were attacked by the Utah Mormon Territorial Militia during the Utah War. Illustration...
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Battle of Waxhaws
The Battle of Waxhaws (29 May 1780) was a small engagement during the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) that nevertheless had a significant psychological impact on the Patriots. During the battle, Lt. Colonel...
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Mountain Meadows Massacre Site in 2010
Site of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 11 September 1857 as seen from the 1990 monument in 2010.
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Memorial at Mountain Meadows Massacre Site
The right side of the memorial at the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 site.