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Northern Cheyenne Exodus
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Northern Cheyenne Exodus

The Northern Cheyenne Exodus (1878-1879) is the modern-day term for the attempt by the Northern Cheyenne under chiefs Morning Star (Dull Knife, l. c. 1810-1883) and Little Wolf (also known as Little Coyote, l. c. 1820-1904...
Sir William Johnson
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Sir William Johnson

Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (l. c.1715-1774) was a British military officer, diplomat, and Superintendent of Indian Affairs. He was instrumental in aligning the Native Americans of New York with the British during the...
P. G. T. Beauregard
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P. G. T. Beauregard - The Confederate Advocate for Civil Rights

Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (P. G. T. Beauregard, 1818 to 1893) was an engineer and Confederate general during the American Civil War. He is famous as the first general commissioned to...
J. R. Giddings' Account of the Dade Massacre of the Second Seminole War
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J. R. Giddings' Account of the Dade Massacre of the Second Seminole War

The Dade Massacre (also given as the Dade Battle, 28 December 1835) was the opening engagement of the Second Seminole War (1835-1842) between Euro-American forces and those of the Seminole...
Sand Creek Massacre
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Sand Creek Massacre

The Sand Creek Massacre (29 November 1864) was a slaughter of citizens of the Arapaho and Cheyenne nations at the hands of the Third Colorado Cavalry of US Volunteers under the command of Colonel John Chivington, resulting...
Portrait of A. P. Hill
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Portrait of A. P. Hill

Confederate General Ambrose Powell Hill (A. P. Hill; 1825-1865), oil on canvas by William Ludwell Sheppard, 1898. Virigina Museum of History and Culture.
Burning of Charlestown During the Battle of Bunker Hill
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Burning of Charlestown During the Battle of Bunker Hill

British cannonade destroys the town of Charlestown, Massachusetts, during the British attack on Breed's Hill (Battle of Bunker Hill, 17 June 1775). This is an annotated version of a 1775 engraving...
Bostonians Watch the Battle of Bunker Hill
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Bostonians Watch the Battle of Bunker Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill - Watching the Fight from Copp's Hill, in Boston, 17 June 1775, wood engraving by Winslow Homer, 1875. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Battle of Bunker Hill
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Battle of Bunker Hill

Charge of the British soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill (17 June 1775). Painting by Howard Pyle, c. 1897. The original was owned by the Delaware Art Museum but was presumed stolen in 2001.
Menwith Hill Listening Station
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Menwith Hill Listening Station

The UK-US military intelligence listening station at RAF Menwith Hill in Yorkshire, England. The satellite ground station is used to intercept communications and warn of missile attacks. The site was built in the mid-1950s...
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