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History & Biography

A Date Which Will Live in Infamy

Published December 6, 2011 Submitted by: Mary

On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. The U.S. Pacific Fleet was crippled, over 2400 were dead and most airplanes on the ground were destroyed. More

History & Biography

Memorial Day

Published May 27, 2011 Submitted by: Mary

The history of Memorial Day begins afer the Civil War when Decoration Day was established as a time to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers.
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