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Ten Bloodiest Civil War Battles

Robert E. Lee, Confederate General

With over 620,000 casualties, the Civil War was the costliest in America's past. The Battle of Gettysburg by itself resulted in 51,000 casualties.

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The Death of Theodore Roosevelt

Tuesday January 6, 2009
January 6, 1919, marks the death of Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt first became president after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901. He also received a Nobel Prize for mediating peace between Russia and Japan.

Top Six Items You Might Not Realize are in the US Constitution

Friday January 2, 2009
While many of us have studied the Constitution in high school, how many of us remember each of the sections? There are many interesting items tucked away in the words of the Constitution. Here are six interesting items that you might not remember or realize are included in the constitution.

Learn more through the Constitution FAQ's and Constitution fast facts.

Industrial Revolution Quiz

Wednesday December 31, 2008
How much do you know about the American Industrial Revolution? Test your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution with this quiz. Good luck!

Woodrow Wilson Born

Sunday December 28, 2008
On December 28, 1856, Woodrow Wilson was born. He was the last American president to be born before the American Civil War began. He served as President of Princeton University before entering politics in 1911 as the Governor of New Jersey. One of the main reasons he won the presidency in 1912 was that the Republican vote was split between incumbent William Howard Taft and former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt had split off from the Republican Party to form the Bull Moose Party to oppose Taft's reelection.

Wilson attempted to keep America out of the war in Europe that would become World War I. However, Germany would not negotiate and stepped up its maritime warfare. In April, 1917, after being reelected to the presidency, Wilson went to Congress asking for a declaration of war against Germany. He always made it clear, however, that America was not entering the war as one of the allies, but instead as an associate fighting to make the world "safe for democracy."

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